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Women’s Tennis Grabs 6-3 Win at La Roche

Women’s Tennis Grabs 6-3 Win at La Roche

VALENCIA, Pa. – Penn State Altoona women's tennis notched its second win of the season on Sunday afternoon, defeating Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference opponent La Roche University 6-3 at Lakevue Athletic Club.

The Lions (2-2, 2-2 AMCC) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the match by securing two points in doubles play.

In the No. 1 doubles match, Jessica Stevens (Altoona, PA/Altoona)/Victoria Acker (Cresson, PA/Penn Cambria) rolled to an 8-1 victory. In the No. 3 doubles slot, the tandem of Elani Etter (Franklin, TN)/Stephanie Swain (Yadkin County, NC/Forbush) earned an 8-1 win.

Stevens and Acker's win was the duo's second together this season, while Etter and Swain partnered for their first win as a twosome.

Penn State Altoona proceeded to win four out of six from La Roche (1-1, 1-1 AMCC) in the singles portion of the match to win the day by three points.

Stevens started things off with a 6-0, 6-0 victory in the No. 1 match, and Alivia Serenita (Lebanon, PA/Cedar Crest) prevailed 6-3, 7-6 (9-7) in the No. 4 match. Swain and Etter cruised to 6-0, 6-0 wins in the No. 5 and No. 6 slots, respectively.

The singles wins represented the team-leading third this spring for Stevens, the second for Etter, and the first for Swain and Serenita.

Penn State Altoona women's tennis wraps up its regular season schedule on Saturday, April 10, traveling to play AMCC opponent Penn State Behrend at 3:00 p.m.