WTN: Penn State Falls to Pitt, 5-2WTN: Penn State Falls to Pitt, 5-2

WTN: Penn State Falls to Pitt, 5-2

Feb. 18, 2018

Final Stats

PITTSBURGH, PA.- The Penn State women's tennis team lost 5-2, in a hard fought battle against Pitt. This loss snaps a two game winning streak for the Lions.

The team lost the doubles point, going 0-2 in doubles matches. Bennett Dunn (Orlando, Fla.) and Shannon Hanley (Kensington, Md.) had their match go unfinished against Luisa Varon and Claudia Bartolome, 5-3. Samantha Smith (Cary, N.C.) and Olivia Rohrbacher (Sandusky, Ohio) fell to Callie Frey and Camilia Moreno, 6-1. Frederikke Svarre (Copenhagen, Denmark) and Hanna Wikberg (Stockholm, Sweden) came up short against Natsumi Okamoto and Gabriela Rezende, 6-4.

Gabby O'Gorman (Gunnedah, N.S. Wales, Australia) continued to shine in No. 1 singles, defeating Rezende in straight sets, 6-1, 6-2. Svarre fell to Varon, 6-3, 6-2. Hanley, battled with Moreno for three sets ultimately coming out on top, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3. Smith was in a tightly contested match with Bartolome, but lost, 7-6, 6-4. Rohrbacher was defeated by Frey, 6-1, 6-4. Dunn fell to Okamoto, 6-0, 6-1.

The Nittany Lions are now 4-3 on the season. Looking ahead, the team will open Big Ten match play against No. 19 Ohio State, at home on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 5:00 p.m.


Keep up with the Penn State women's tennis team at GoPSUsports.com. For continued updates throughout the year, make sure to `like' our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pennstatewten and follow our twitter @pennstateWTEN.

Singles Final:

  1. Gabby O'Gorman (PSU) def. Gabriela Rezende (UP) 6-1, 6-2
  2. Luisa Varon (UP) def. Frederikke Svarre (PSU) 6-3, 6-2
  3. Shannon Hanley (PSU) def. Camila Moreno (UP) 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
  4. Claudia Bartolome (UP) def. Samantha Smith (PSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
  5. Callie Frey (UP) def. Olivia Rohrbacher (PSU) 6-1, 6-4
  6. Natsumi Okamoto (UP) def. Bennett Dunn (PSU) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles Final:

  1. Luisa Varon/Claudia Bartolome (UP) vs. Bennett Dunn/Shannon Hanley (PSU) 5-3, unfinished
  2. Callie Frey/Camila Moreno (UP) def. Samantha Smith/Olivia Rohrbacher (PSU) 6-1
  3. Natsumi Okamoto/Gabriela Rezende (UP) def. Frederikke Svarre/Hanna Wikberg (PSU) 6-4