ALTOONA, PA. - The Saint Vincent women's tennis team secured its first win of the season against Penn State-Altoona by a score of 8-1.

The Bearcats swept through doubles play led by an 8-0 win at the top flight by Maura Skelley and Angela Popovich. SVC followed that up with matching 8-1 wins by the freshman pairing of Lydia Lieb and Abigail Donnelly at second doubles and the freshman-senior pairing of Trinity Miller and Lauren Hartner at third. 

Popovich rolled to a 6-0, 6-0 win at second singles to push the lead to 4-0 for Saint Vincent. Skelley, an Altoona native, clinched the match with a straight sets win of her own, 6-1, 6-1, at first singles.  Lieb also claimed a straight sets victory, 6-0, 6-0, at fourth singles. Miller and Donnelly each overcame tough first sets to win 4-6, 6-0, 10-2 and 5-7, 6-3,10-8 respectively. 

The win has the Bearcats sitting at 1-1 on the year. Saint Vincent returns to action on Friday, September 17 for its Presidents' Athletic Conference opener against Franciscan. First serve is slated for 4 p.m. on the SVC courts.