Women's Tennis falls to Geneva in season- and home-opener

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women’s tennis hosted Geneva College for the 2025 season-opener at Highland Park Tennis Club Friday night.

Lyric Knepshield keeps her eye on the ball. Archived photo by Karina Graziani.

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Geneva	Carlow
Score	7	0

Doubles

Chloe DeSanzo / Lauren Estes def. Peja Cruise / Julia Piatt 6-2
Rachel Hodsden / CeJaelyn Perednia def. Elle Duda / Lyric Knepshield 6-0
Jenna Allison / Paige Phillips def. Reagan Redord / Leah Hartman 6-1

Singles

Chloe DeSanzo def. Peja Cruise 6-1 , 6-2
Lauren Estes def. Julia Piatt 6-0 , 6-1
Rachel Hodsden def. Lyric Knepshield 6-3 , 6-3
CeJaelyn Perednia def. Elle Duda 6-3 , 6-3
Abigail Anderson def. Reagan Redord 6-3 , 6-2
Caroline Reed def. Leah Hartman 6-1 , 6-0

August 29, 2025

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women's tennis hosted Geneva College for the 2025 season-opener at Highland Park Tennis Club Friday night.

The Golden Tornadoes swept the Celtics, 7-0.

Geneva picked up the doubles point with wins of 6-2, 6-0 and 6-1, respectively. Carlow battled through the singles matches, but the Golden Tornadoes came out on top in every spot.

Lyric Knepshield (Beaver Falls, Pa./Blackhawk HS) and Elle Duda (Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park HS) fell 6-3, 6-3 each in the No. 3 and 4 singles spots, and Reagan Redford (Canonsburg, Pa./Canon McMillan HS) was downed 6-3, 6-2 in the No. 5 singles position.

Carlow hosts Penn State Altoona for an 11 a.m. Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference match tomorrow.