Penn State Altoona women’s tennis student-athlete Sienna Fell, of Canonsburg, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Credit: Conner Gilbert / Penn State. Creative Commons
LATROBE, Pa.— Penn State Altoona women’s tennis student-athlete Sienna Fell, of Canonsburg, was announced as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s Player of the Week on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Fell went undefeated in both of her No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles matches last week, as the Penn State Altoona women’s tennis team closed out its regular season schedule with matches against non-conference opponent Juniata College and AMCC foe Pitt-Greensburg.
Sienna Fell, Penn State Altoona student-athlete in women's tennis. Credit: Penn State. Creative Commons
In the Lions’ 6-1 home loss to Juniata last Tuesday, Oct. 6, Fell provided her team’s lone point with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) victory in No. 4 singles, and she also partnered with Eliana Fetters, of York, for a 7-5 win in No. 2 doubles. Penn State Altoona concluded its regular season on the road Sunday, Oct. 11, with a 7-0 triumph at Pitt-Greensburg, where Fell prevailed 6-2, 6-2 in No. 4 singles and 6-0 alongside Fetters in No. 2 doubles.
This is Fell’s second AMCC Player of the Week award this season. She currently holds a 13-3 overall record in singles matches, including a 6-2 mark against AMCC competition. In doubles, Fell is 14-1 overall with an 8-0 AMCC record.
Penn State Altoona women’s tennis is 12-4 overall and 6-2 in the AMCC. The Lions open postseason play in Erie Oct. 16 with an AMCC Tournament semifinal match.
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