Reading, Pa. (Sept. 6, 2007) – Penn State-Berks earned wins in three of six singles matches after taking two or three doubles points to squeeze by Alvernia College, 5-4, Thursday afternoon in non-conference women's tennis action at Berks.

The Lions (1-0) earned a pair of 8-4 victories in doubles play and then followed with wins at No. 2, 4, and 5 singles to take the narrow victory. Alvernia sophomore Janine Horning (Red Hill, Pa./Upper Perkiomen) and freshman Katie McCormack (Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg) won the No. 2 doubles match 8-2 and both followed with wins at No. 3 and No. 6 singles respectively. Both cruised 6-0 first their first set of singles play eventually winning in straight sets.

Freshman Jenny McKee (York, Pa./York Catholic) also earned a straight set victory with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles.

Alvernia split the Reading series this season having defeated Albright College in the season opener and will start conference play on Tuesday when it hosts Misericordia University at Angelica Park.

Penn State-Berks 5, Alvernia 4
Singles competition
1. Jenny McKee (ACWT) def. Cresswell, Nicole (PSBW2007) 6-2, 6-1
2. Averbach, Ashley (PSBW2007) def. Hannah Dickey (ACWT) 6-4, 6-7 (4-7), 6-0
3. Janine Horning (ACWT) def. Woodcock, Holly (PSBW2007) 6-0, 6-4
4. Hutchinson, Taylor (PSBW2007) def. Samantha Bader (ACWT) 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
5. Shoewalter,Elizabeth (PSBW2007) def. Heather Leader (ACWT) 7-5, 6-2
6. Katie McCormack (ACWT) def. Williams, Stephanie (PSBW2007) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Cresswell, Nicole/Averbach, Ashley (PSBW2007) def. Jenny McKee/Hannah Dickey (ACWT) 8-4
2. Janine Horning/Katie McCormack (ACWT) def. Woodcock, Holly/Hutchinson, Taylor (PSBW2007) 8-2
3. Shoewalter,Elizabeth/Schaub, Amanda (PSBW2007) def. Samantha Bader/Heather Leader (ACWT) 8-5