When the Pitt women’s tennis team defeated Georgetown on Thursday morning in the first round of the Big East tournament in Florida, the victory was technically an upset, as the 10th-seeded Panthers beat the seventh-seeded Hoyas. There was some reason for concern before the tournament, as Pitt had lost four straight matches heading into its season finale April 10 against Carnegie Mellon.

The Pitt baseball team had already dominated Youngstown State this season, beating the Penguins in three previous matchups by scores of 9-2, 16-1 and 24-7. On Tuesday afternoon, however, the Panthers (25-9, 6-3 Big East) barely edged out a victory against the Penguins, sweeping the season series with an 11-9 win at Charles L. Cost Field

Nkanata will be participating in the 400-meter dash and the 4x400 relay at Nationals. This past Saturday, the Pitt men’s track and field team competed at the NCAA East Regionals in Greensboro, N.C., with an opportunity for athletes to earn berths to the NCAA National Championships in Eugene, Ore., which take place June 5-8.

Head coaching turmoil at the collegiate level can be costly for any program. The women’s tennis program was the latest team forced to replace a head coach after a surprising departure. On Jan. 7, George Dieffenbach — the all-time winningest coach in Pitt history with 318 wins — announced his sudden retirement, prompting the hire of then-assistant coach Michaela Kissell-Eddins for the top job.

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