Women's Tennis opens 2023 season with loss to Penn State Altoona

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women’s tennis began its first year as a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) with a match against Penn State Altoona Saturday morning.

The 2023 women’s tennis team. Photo by Robert Cifone.

Team Stats

Penn State Altoona

Carlow

Score

Doubles

Mikhaela Merca / Caitlin Blessel def. Karissa Miller / Julia Piatt 8-2
Isabella Rhoades / Lauren Stich def. Jensen Stolitza / Caitlin McCarthy 8-5
Josie Kobak / Reagan Redford def. No player / N. Player FINAL - FORFEIT

Singles

Mikhaela Merca def. Karissa Miller 6-0 , 6-2
Caitlin Blessel def. Julia Piatt 6-6 , 6-6 , 10-8
Rachel Stricek def. Caitlin McCarthy 6-0 , 6-0
Jensen Stolitza def. Isabella Rhoades 4-6 , 6-2 , 10-5
Lauren Stich def. Josie Kobak 5-7 , 6-2 , 10-7
Sofia Hernandez def. No player FINAL - FORFEIT

September 2, 2023

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women's tennis began its first year as a member of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) with a match against Penn State Altoona Saturday morning.

The Nittany Lions defeated the Celtics, 6-3, on the day.

Altoona swept the two doubles sets, 8-2 and 8-5.

Julia Piatt took the No. 2 singles match to a tiebreak round, but narrowly lost, 10-8, after going 6-6 the first two sets.

Jensen Stolitza won in the No. 4 singles spot. Stolitza lost the first set, 6-4, but rallied to win the second, 6-2, to force a tiebreak. She won the tiebreak set, 10-5.

The Celtics return to action at the Grove City College tournament Sept. 6.