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Athletics Site of the Mount Union Purple Raiders
Athletics Site of the Mount Union Purple Raiders
Chloe Bancroft
2
Penn State Behrend BEHW (10-5)
5
Winner University of Mount Union UMUW (4-8)
Penn State Behrend BEHW
(10-5)
2
Final
5
University of Mount Union UMUW
(4-8)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Nate LaRiccia (Photo Credit: Ed Hall Jr.)

Women’s Tennis: Raiders Win Third-Straight, Defend Home Court Over Behrend

ALLIANCE, Ohio – The Mount Union women's tennis team won, 5-2, over Penn State Behrend at home for its third-straight win.

The Purple Raiders swept doubles competition, including two in dramatic fashion as junior Emily Peel (Green, Ohio / Green) and freshman Hannah Neely (Hartville, Ohio / Lake) won no. 1 doubles 7-6 with a 7-5 tiebreaker and sophomore Emily Borchert (Richfield, Ohio / Holy Name) and freshman Jillian Lohnes (Alliance, Ohio / Alliance) won no. 2 doubles 7-6 with an 8-6 tiebreaker.

Mount Union won the last four singles as Borchert won no. 3 (6-4, 6-0), Neely won no. 4 (6-4, 6-1), freshman Marianna Farmakidis (Green, Ohio / Green) won no. 5 (6-1, 6-2), and junior Chloe Bancroft (Madison, Ohio / Madison) won no. 6 (6-1, 6-4).

The Raiders will next compete on Saturday, April 12 at Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) foe Capital with a 1 p.m. start.
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