Feb. 6, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa; February 6th 2016 ââ'¬" The Penn State women's tennis team traveled to Pittsburgh, Pa to play against Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh campus and fell 5-2. Next the Nittany Lions will travel to Richmond, Va. for a match against Virginia Commonwealth University on Sunday, February 14th.
In singles play, Lolade Ogungbesan defeated Devan McCluskey (Phoenix, Ariz.) 6-7 (4-7), 6-2, 10-4, Audrey Ann Blakely defeated Jacqueline Zuhse (Boca Raton, Fla.) 6-4, 7-6 (7-5), Callie Frey beat Dasha Sapogova (Belarus, Minsk) 6-4, 6-4, Gabriela Rezende defeated Samantha Tutelman (New York, NY.) 6-2, 6-4, Katherine Whiteaway (Sawbridgeworth, England) defeated Clara Lucas 7-6, 6-4, and Amber Washington defeated Kelly Mengel (Pittsburgh, Pa) 6-3, 6-2
In doubles action, the duo Jacqueline Zuhse and Katherine Whiteaway won over Amber Washington and Lolade Ogungbesan 6-2 while Devan McCluskey and Kelly Mengel defeated Callie Frey/Clara Lucas 6-2. The doubles match between Audrey Ann Blakely and Gabriela Rezende versus Dasha Sapogova and Samantha Tutelman was stopped at 4-3 due to the doubles point being clinched.
"Our team fought hard and battled a good Pitt team today," said head coach Chris Cagle, "We put it on the line on every court and I am proud of that mental and physical investment!"
Next the Nittany Lions will be taking Virginia Commonwealth University on Sunday, February 14th. Keep up with the women's tennis team at gopsusports.com. Check out more about the team by "liking" them on Facebook and Twitter @PennStateWTEN