Behrend women’s tennis team sweeps Baldwin Wallace and La Roche

ERIE, Pa. — The Penn State Behrend women’s tennis team swept Baldwin Wallace and La Roche on Sept. 28. The team is undefeated in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action.

Tamanna Sharma, a senior from Brampton, Canada, won at No. 1 singles against Baldwin Wallace, finishing 6-2, 7-6 (7-5). Enisa Siljkovic, a sophomore from Erie, won at No. 2 singles, 6-2, 6-2.

The men’s team defeated Nazareth, 4-3.

Behrend’s soccer, volleyball and water polo teams also were action last week. Here are the scores and highlights:

Men’s soccer

• Penn State Behrend 3, Penn State Altoona 1
• Penn State Behrend 1, Mt. Union 1

Owen Peterson, a junior from Erie, scored off a header in the 81st minute against Mt. Union. Daniel Battista, a freshman from South Park, earned the assist.

Women’s soccer

• Penn State Behrend 1, Penn State Altoona 0
• Case Western Reserve 2, Penn State Behrend 0

Lizzie Hoff, a senior from Moon Township, scored the goal against Penn State Altoona. Goalkeeper Riley Morningstar, a senior from North Huntingdon, made a season-high 10 saves against Case Western Reserve, which is ranked No. 4.

Women’s volleyball

• Alfred 3, Penn State Behrend 1

Cadence Jones, a sophomore from North East, had nine kills against Alfred. Alani Salas-Garcia, a junior from Jacksonville, Florida, had 15 digs.

Men’s water polo

• McKendree 16, Penn State Behrend 14
• Gannon 24, Penn State Behrend 14
• Penn State Behrend 13, Washington and Jefferson 11
• McKendree 18, Penn State Behrend 6

Scores, updates and video links for Penn State Behrend athletics are posted at psblions.com.