Women's Tennis Captures 2025 AMCC Championship
The No. 1 Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team defeated No. 2 Penn State Altoona to capture the 2025 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship on Sunday at the Westwood Racquet Club.
ERIE, Pa. – The No. 1 Penn State Behrend women's tennis team defeated No. 2 Penn State Altoona to capture the 2025 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship on Sunday at the Westwood Racquet Club.
Score: Penn State Behrend 4, Penn State Altoona 1
Records: Penn State Behrend (9-1), Penn State Altoona (14-2)
Noteworthy:
* Tamanna Sharma and Lauren Burkley were named the AMCC All-Tournament Team
Key Moments:
* The Lions defended their title for their second straight AMCC Championship
* The win marks Behrend's 16th overall conference tournament championship
* Behrend handed Penn State Altoona both of its losses this season
* Altoona won the doubles point with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 spot
* The Behrend Lions managed a 6-3 decision at No. 3 doubles
* Lindsey Kerlin blanked Sienna Fell at No. 4 singles (6-0, 6-0) to help Behrend even the match at 1-all
* Enisa Siljkovic put the Lions ahead 2-1 with a 6-1, 6-2 decision over Rachel Stricek
* Burkley and Sharma tallied the final singles points for the AMCC Championship
* After falling in the first set 6-0, Burkley battled back to win 6-3 and then 10-3 in a tiebreaker
* Sharma solidified the win in the same fashion
* Sharma fell 2-6 in the first set before winning 6-4 and 10-6 in a tiebreaker
Next Up:
* The Lions will face Clarion next Sunday in a non-conference match.