LATROBE, Pa.— Penn State Altoona women’s tennis first-year student Kasey Shuke, of Bedford, was named the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week on Sept. 8.
Shuke had a dominant performance in the No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles positions this past week to help the Lions go 4-0 to start the 2026 season, winning all four of her singles matches and all three in doubles.
In her team’s season-opening victory against Waynesburg University on Aug. 30, Shuke defeated her opponent 6-2, 6-1 in singles while being part of a 6-4 win in doubles. Against AMCC foe Carlow University on Sept. 2, she won 6-2, 6-2 in singles and 6-4 in doubles. Shuke blanked her singles opponent, 6-0, 6-0, in a clash with Division II Lock Haven on Sept. 5, while being part of a 6-0 triumph in doubles. Shuke capped the week on Sept. 6, at Saint Vincent College, prevailing 6-0, 6-3 in singles.
Penn State Altoona women’s tennis returns to action today, Tuesday, Sept. 8, hosting AMCC opponent Mount Aloysius College for a 4 p.m. match at the Adler Tennis Courts.