Abington Defeats Wildcats for First United East Win

Box Score South Williamsport, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's tennis team picked up its first United East Conference (UEC) victory of the season after coming away with a 7-2 triumph at Penn College on Friday afternoon at the West Branch Tennis Center.

Score: Penn State Abington 7, Penn College 2
Records: Penn State Abington (3-7, 1-1 UEC) | Penn College (2-4, 0-1 UEC)
Location: South Williamsport, Pa. (West Branch Tennis Center)

How It Happened

* Abington was up 3-0 in the match after taking all three doubles competitions. At first doubles, juniors Tinatin Sadzaglishvili and Elizabeth Turner defeated Ellen Buckley and Lauren Peck by the score of 8-4. Sadzaglishvili and Turner won five of the last seven games in the match.

* At second doubles the team of junior Elisa Steinhardt and Soniyah Youngblood defeated Arica Jones and Kassidi Lenhart, 8-6, while junior Kelsey Patterson and sophomore Isabella DePorre won their match against Cassie Johnson and Kayla Scampone by the score of 8-2. Abington never trailed in either match.

* Sadzaglishvili won her sixth straight match at first singles after defeating Buckley in straight sets by identical 6-1 scores. Sadzaglishvili is 8-2 overall in singles play this season.

* At fourth singles, Youngblood earned the point after rallying from being down 5-4 in the first set to Lenhart. She won the next three games to take the opening set, 7-5. Youngblood followed with a 6-4 victory in the second set to take the match.

* Sophomore Isabella DePorre won her fifth singles match over Cici Miller in straight sets by the scores of 6-1 and 6-2.

* Patterson recorded her first shutout victory of her career with a straight set 6-0, 6-0 victory against Jones at sixth singles

All-Time Series
Today marked the eighth meeting between Abington and Penn College since the start of the 2014-15 season. The Nittany Lions are now 7-1 versus the Wildcats in the all-time series.

Next Up
Abington will continue with conference play on Tuesday, April 11 when the Nittany Lions host Penn State Berks. Match time is set for 1 p.m. at the Abington Tennis Courts on campus.

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Players Mentioned

Isabella DePorre: 5' 10"; Sophomore

Tinatin Sadzaglishvili: 5' 6"; Junior

Kelsey Patterson: 5' 6"; Junior

Elisa Steinhardt: 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

Elisa Steinhardt
: 5' 6"; Junior

Elizabeth Turner
: Junior

Soniyah Youngblood
: 5' 5"; Freshman