Women's Tennis 3/10/2023 12:00:00 AM

Abington Defeats McDaniel, 5-4, in Non-Conference Match

Box Score Finksburg, Md. – The Penn State Abington women's tennis team picked up its first victory of the season after coming away with a 5-4 triumph over McDaniel College in non-conference action on Friday at the Carroll Tennis Center.

Score: Penn State Abington 5, McDaniel 4
Records: Penn State Abington (1-5) | McDaniel (1-4)
Location: Finksburg, Md. (Carroll Tennis Center)

How It Happened

* Abington secured the point at first doubles as the duo of juniors Tinatin Sadzaglishvili and Elizabeth Turner cruised to an 8-1 victory of McDaniel's Carly Jarkiewicz and Liz Fyfe.

* Sadzaglishvili and Turner went on to win their respective singles matches over Jarkiewicz and Fyfe. Sadzaglishvili defeated Jarkiewicz in straight sets, 6-1, 6-0 at first singles. Turner also won in straight sets as she was victorious over Fyfe at second singles, 6-4, 6-1.

* Freshman Soniyah Youngblood recorded her first career singles victory as she defeated McDaniel's Mackenzie McCarter in straight sets at fourth singles by the score of 6-3, 6-3. Youngblood's victory gave Abington a 4-3 lead in the match.

* McDaniel took the fifth singles match which featured a back-and-forth affair between sophomore Isabella DePorre and Li z Hough. Both players had three match points in the tiebreak but Hough won the last three points for the 14-12 to take the match, 8-7.

* The match came down to sixth singles as junior Kelsey Patterson came through with the victory to give Abington its first win of the season. Patterson was tied 3-3 with Claire Hopkins before winning five of the last six games to take the match, 8-4.

* McDaniel received points in second and third doubles as well as third and fifth singles.

All-Time Series
Today marked the second meeting between Abington and McDaniel since the 2019-20 season. The Nittany Lions are now 2-0 all-time versus McDaniel in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington returns to action on Saturday, March 18 as the Nittany Lions host Penn State Brandywine in a non-conference contest. Match time is set for 12 p.m. at the Abington Tennis Courts.

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Players Mentioned

Isabella DePorre: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Tinatin Sadzaglishvili: 5' 6"; Junior

Kelsey Patterson: 5' 6"; Junior

Elizabeth Turner: Junior

Soniyah Youngblood: 5' 5"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Isabella DePorre
: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Tinatin Sadzaglishvili
: 5' 6"; Junior

Kelsey Patterson
: 5' 6"; Junior

Elizabeth Turner
: Junior

Soniyah Youngblood
: 5' 5"; Freshman