Behrend Women's Tennis Host Altoona Sunday
The Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team will host Penn State Altoona in their home opener on Sunday at 11 a.m. on the Behrend Courts.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's tennis team will host Penn State Altoona in their home opener on Sunday at 11 a.m. on the Behrend Courts.
Behrend News & Notes:
* The Lions opened the season on Friday at Allegheny, falling 7-0
* The women posted a 9-5 overall record a year ago and a 4-1 mark in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) play
* Behrend advanced to the AMCC Championships last season, falling to Pitt-Greensburg
* The Lions return four All-Conference players from the 2023 season, including Newcomer of the Year Tamanna Sharma (Brampton, Canada/Flether's Meadow Secondary School)
* Sharma was selected to the All-AMCC first team at No. 2 singles and second team at No. 2 doubles
* Lindsey Kerlin (Clearfield, PA/Clearfield), Rachel Fleming (St. Marys, PA/St. Marys) and Keri Saulino (Bethlehem, PA/Freedom) were also named to the All-AMCC team
* Kerlin was selected to the second team for No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles
* Kerlin posted a team-high 10 doubles wins last season
* Fleming landed on the All-AMCC second team at No. 5 singles, while Saulino was named to No. 6 singles
* Saulino finished the season with an 8-2 singles record with a 5-0 mark in conference play
* The Lions have scrimmaged Geneseo and Westminster to start the fall season