Penn State Harrisburg

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Penn State Harrisburg's women's tennis team suffered a 6-1 setback against Muhlenberg on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 13.


In doubles play, Ava Shepps and Karina Ko stole a 6-4 win from Sydney Madlock and Alexandra Downey in the No. 2 contest, but the Mules (1-1) ultimately took the overall team point. Kiersten Strohecker and Karly Anderson fell to Charley Madlock and Ella Pomeranz 6-1 in the top matchup, while Megan Strohecker and Aubrey Gard dropped a 6-4 decision to Sophia Xenakis and Brianna Sky in the third match.


M. Strohecker earned the lone win of the day for the Lions (0-2) in the No. 3 pairing, taking a away a hard-earned 6-1, 1-6, 10-4 victory. K. Strohecker went the distance with S. Madlock in the No. 1 contest before being edged 4-6, 6-4, 6-10, Shepps dropped the second match to C. Madlock 6-4, 6-4, and Ko was bested by Xenakis 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 4 spot. Anderson fell to Downey 6-1, 6-1 in the fourth outing and Gard suffered a 6-1, 6-4 setback against Sky in the No. 6 contest.


The Lions travel to Stevenson on Friday, Oct. 16. for their last match of the fall season.


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