Tennis swept in inaugural match of 2024 season

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. --- Carlow University women’s tennis kicked off the 2024 season with a 7-0 loss to Geneva College at Blackhawk High School Thursday night.

Sofia Hernandez won five games in the No. 4 singles spot. Archived photo by Robert Cifone.

Team Stats

Carlow

Geneva

Score

Doubles

Chloe DeSanzo / Lauren Estes def. Julia Piatt / Caitlin McCarthy 6-2
Delaney Winterhalter / Rachel Hodsden def. Jensen Stolitza / Sofia Hernandez 6-3
CeJaelyn Perednia / Isabel Kleiman def. Elle Duda / Leah Hartman 6-2

Singles

Chloe DeSanzo def. Julia Piatt 6-0 , 6-0
Lauren Estes def. Caitlin McCarthy 6-1 , 6-2
Delaney Winterhalter def. Jensen Stolitza 6-1 , 6-1
Rachel Hodsden def. Sofia Hernandez 6-2 , 6-3
Isabel Kleiman def. Lyric Knepshield 6-2 , 6-3
Jenna Allison def. Elle Duda 6-1 , 6-1

August 29, 2024

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. --- Carlow University women's tennis kicked off the 2024 season with a 7-0 loss to Geneva College at Blackhawk High School Thursday night.

The Golden Tornadoes defeated the Celtics, 6-2, 6-3 and 6-2 to earn one point for the doubles matches under the newly proposed NCAA format.
The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) instituted a mandatory, seven-point scoring pilot for all of Division III tennis for the 2024-25 season. This covers all non-conference dual match play for the fall and spring.

Sophomore Sofia Hernandez (Monroeville, Pa./Gateway HS) took five games in two sets at the No. 4 singles position and won three games in the No. 2 doubles spot alongside senior Jensen Stolitza (Kittanning, Pa./Armstrong HS).

Newcomer Lyric Knepshield (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk HS) returned to her former home court to win five games in the No. 5 singles spot, while Caitlin McCarthy (Allison Park, Pa./Hampton HS) won three games in the No. 2 spot.

The Celtics open Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action Saturday, Aug. 31 with a 1 p.m. match at Penn State Altoona.