Women’s Tennis falls to Penn State Altoona in AMCC opener

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women’s tennis lost a 5-2 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference contest to Penn State Altoona at Highland Park Tennis Club Saturday.

Julia Piatt and Peja Cruise won the No. 1 doubles set. Photo by Robert Cifone.

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Penn St.-Altoona	Carlow
Score	5	2

Doubles

Peja Cruise / Julia Piatt def. Caitlin Blessel / Rachel Stricek 6-1
Sienna Fell / Abigail Morgan def. Lyric Knepshield / Elle Duda 6-2
Lexi Colaianni / Daniel Fulton def. Reagan Redford / Leah Hartman 6-1

Singles

Peja Cruise def. Caitlin Blessel 2-6 , 6-4 , 10-5
Julia Piatt def. Rachel Stricek 6-4 , 6-6 , 7-4
Lexi Colaianni def. Lyric Knepshield 6-0 , 6-0
Sienna Fell def. Elle Duda 6-2 , 6-1
Abigail Morgan def. Reagan Redford 6-0 , 6-2
Daniel Fulton def. Leah Hartman 6-0 , 6-0

August 30, 2025

PITTSBURGH --- Carlow University women's tennis lost a 5-2 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference contest to Penn State Altoona at Highland Park Tennis Club Saturday.

Senior Julia Piatt (Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks HS) and newcomer Peja Cruise (Pittsburgh, Pa./Montour HS/Hollins Univ.) led the Celtics on the day with wins in doubles and singles.

Piatt and Cruise bested the Lions in the No. 1 doubles spot with a 6-1 win, but Altoona secured the doubles point after winning the other two sets, 6-2 and 6-1.

In the No. 1 singles spot, Cruise fell in the first set, 6-2, before winning the next two, 6-4 and 10-5, to earn Carlow's first point of the day.

Piatt won her first set, 6-4, before a 6-6 second set tie. She earned the win with a 7-4 third set, securing Carlow's second point of the match.

The Lions defeated Carlow in the final four singles' positions to earn the win.

The Celtics host Penn State Behrend for a 1 p.m. AMCC match Sept. 6.