1
Westminster WES (9-4 (5-3 PAC))
8
Winner Franciscan FRN (7-3 (5-2 PAC))
Westminster WES
(9-4 (5-3 PAC))
1
Final
8
Franciscan FRN
(7-3 (5-2 PAC))
Winner
Saunders and Cardie

Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Mitch Morelli

Franciscan Women's Tennis Clinch #3 Seed in PAC

Franciscan 8, Westminster 1

Doubles
     At #1 doubles, Maria Herrera and Olivia Colby remained perfect in PAC play with an 8-3 win to finish first. Jordan Beltavski and Delaney Dawson would make it 2-0 Barons with an 8-6 come from behind win at #3 doubles. That would leave the #2 doubles match with Claire Cardie and Veronica Saunders battling for Franciscan. They would clutch up to tie it up at 7-7 and force a tiebreaker. They kept that positive momentum going to win the tiebreaker by a score of 7-2 to win the third point for Franciscan with an 8-7 win at #2 doubles. 

Singles
    Maria Herrera kept up the strong play in singles, as she won in straight sets 6-2, 6-0 to earn the fourth team point for Franciscan. Margaret Vernau would be next to finish, as she fell at #5 singles to set the score at 4-1. Jordan Beltavski would come through at #4 singles to win the decisive fifth point and ensure a Baron win. Claire Cardie would also win in straight sets shortly after as well.

Next to finish would be Olivia Colby in a nail-biter. She won the first set 6-3, but she would have to battle back and force a tiebreaker in the second set. In that tiebreaker she trailed 5-3, but then rallied four straight points to win that and take the match in straight sets. That would leave #6 singles where Lauren Schoenberger would win the first set but drop the second. She then gutted out the third set tiebreaker to give the Barons a commanding 8-1 win.

With the win the Barons clinch the #3 seed. That means they will host a PAC Quarterfinal on Next Tuesday October 17th at Belleview Courts. 

Next Up
    Franciscan will return to action on Thursday for their final PAC matchup of the season when they host Waynesburg. It will be senior day for the Barons, as Olivia Stewart, Isabella Matt, and Maria Herrera will be honored before the match that will start at 6:00 p.m. The Barons are 3-0 all-time against the Yellow Jackets with each win coming by a score of 9-0.

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