Women's Tennis Falls to Grove City

The Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision to non-conference Grove City on Friday night at the Westwood Racquet Club.

March 15, 2024

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Grove City	Penn State Behrend
Score	8	1

Doubles

Janel McCray / Emily Ivory def. Erica Jasinski / Lindsey Kerlin 8-4
Courtney DeCarlo / Peyton Joines def. Tamanna Sharma / Jayna Baer 8-2
Julia Ehrenberger / Alyssa Good def. Rachel Fleming / Keri Saulino 8-4

Singles

Peyton Joines def. Erica Jasinski 6-3 , 7-6 (9-7)
Emily Ivory def. Tamanna Sharma 6-3 , 6-4
Alyssa Good def. Lindsey Kerlin 6-4 , 6-3
Janel McCray def. Jayna Baer 6-2 , 6-3
Rachel Fleming def. Courtney DeCarlo 6-4 , 0-6 , 10-8
Nicolette Rosati def. Keri Saulino 6-2 , 6-1

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's tennis team dropped an 8-1 decision to non-conference Grove City on Friday night at the Westwood Racquet Club.

Score: Grove City 8, Penn State Behrend 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (8-5), Grove City (14-4)

Key Moments:

* The Wolverines took a 3-0 lead into the singles competition and proceeded to win five out of six singles matches
* Rachel Fleming (Saint Marys, PA/Saint Marys) went into a tiebreaker set at No. 5 singles to get the win for the Lions
* Fleming posted a 6-4 win before falling behind 6-0 and then winning 10-8 in the tiebreaker
* Erica Jasinski (Fairview, PA/Fairview) dropped a close match at No. 1 singles
* Jasinski fell in the first set 6-3 and then went into a second-set tiebreaker, dropping 7-6 (9-7)

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action tomorrow at Houghton. The match begins at 1 p.m.