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Slippery Rock landed a league-high 54 student-athletes on the Spring Academic All-Conference team when the PSAC announced the latest awardees for its newest academic honor Wednesday.]]>A graphic indicating that Slippery Rock had 54 athletes named to the 2026 PSAC Spring Academic All-Conference team.Wed, 3 Jun 2026 14:30:00 EST132677https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/2/womens-tennis-kempton-repeats-as-csc-academic-all-american.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/6/2/womens-tennis-kempton-repeats-as-csc-academic-all-american.aspxWomen's Tennis

Nicole Kempton has been named to the 2026 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team. Kempton, who also garnered CSC Academic All-America honors last year, earned All-PSAC West honors in both singles and doubles in 2026 while maintaining a 4.00 GPA.]]>A graphic of Nicole Kempton, who was named to the 2026 Women's Tennis CSC Academic All-America Team.Tue, 2 Jun 2026 12:00:00 EST1832676https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/28/womens-tennis-rock-moves-up-to-no-24-in-final-ita-rankings.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/28/womens-tennis-rock-moves-up-to-no-24-in-final-ita-rankings.aspxWomen's Tennis

Slippery Rock women's tennis ended the 2026 season as the 24th-ranked team in the nation, the highest year-end position in program history. SRU also had two nationally ranked singles athletes and a ranked doubles team to go with a plethora of regionally ranked athletes.]]>2026 SRU Tennis Team PhotoThu, 28 May 2026 14:29:00 EST1832669https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/26/womens-tennis-sakhanova-earns-national-ashe-leadership-and-sportsmanship-award.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/26/womens-tennis-sakhanova-earns-national-ashe-leadership-and-sportsmanship-award.aspxWomen's Tennis

Slippery Rock women's tennis standout Dari Sakhanova has been honored with the prestigious Arthur Ashe, Jr. National Leadership and Sportsmanship Award presented by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.]]>Dari SakhanovaTue, 26 May 2026 15:40:00 EST1832652https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/19/womens-tennis-rock-ends-year-in-ncaa-tournaments-round-of-16.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/19/womens-tennis-rock-ends-year-in-ncaa-tournaments-round-of-16.aspxWomen's Tennis

The No. 28 Slippery Rock women's tennis team's season came to an end Tuesday following a 4-1 loss to fourth-ranked Nova Southeastern in the Round of 16 of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. SRU concludes the year with a 16-4 record and as reigning PSAC champions.]]>Slippery Rock Women's Tennis Round of 16Tue, 19 May 2026 17:31:00 EST1832654https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/18/womens-tennis-ncaa-tournament-preview-no-28-rock-vs-no-4-nova-southeastern.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/18/womens-tennis-ncaa-tournament-preview-no-28-rock-vs-no-4-nova-southeastern.aspxWomen's Tennis

The Slippery Rock women's tennis team continues its run in the 2026 NCAA Tournament 3 p.m. Tuesday when it meets the reigning national runner-up No. 4 Nova Southeastern in the Round of 16.]]>Tina SlovakMon, 18 May 2026 15:55:00 EST1832651https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/14/womens-tennis-balaguer-brau-and-meredith-lead-all-psac-west-contingent.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/14/womens-tennis-balaguer-brau-and-meredith-lead-all-psac-west-contingent.aspxWomen's Tennis

Honors poured in for the Slippery Rock women's tennis team Thursday as Amaia Balaguer Brau was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Year, Matt Meredith earned PSAC West Coach of the Year recognition and SRU claimed five of the 13 spots on the 2026 All-PSAC West Team.]]>2026 Women's Tennis All-PSAC WestThu, 14 May 2026 14:30:00 EST1832647https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/12/womens-tennis-balaguer-brau-and-sakhanova-earn-regional-recognition.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/12/womens-tennis-balaguer-brau-and-sakhanova-earn-regional-recognition.aspxWomen's Tennis

Amaia Balaguer Brau was named the Atlantic Region Senior Player of the Year and Dari Sakhanova was recognized as the Atlantic Region Arthur Ashe Leadership & Sportsmanship award recipient when the ITA unveiled its annual regional awards Tuesday.]]>Amaia Balaguer Brau and Dari Sakhanova Tue, 12 May 2026 14:12:00 EST1832643https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/12/womens-tennis-rock-places-four-on-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/12/womens-tennis-rock-places-four-on-csc-academic-all-district-team.aspxWomen's Tennis

Nicole Kempton, Alissia Kivi, Nadia Rodewald and Dari Sakhanova represented the Slippery Rock women's tennis team on the 2026 CSC Academic All-District Team.]]>Women's Tennis 2026 Academic All-DistrictTue, 12 May 2026 11:07:00 EST1832642https://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/9/womens-tennis-rock-beats-fairmont-state-punches-ticket-to-round-of-16.aspxhttps://rockathletics.com/news/2026/5/9/womens-tennis-rock-beats-fairmont-state-punches-ticket-to-round-of-16.aspxWomen's Tennis

The No. 28 Slippery Rock women's team has advanced to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive year following a 4-0 shutout victory over No. 48 Fairmont State Saturday at the SRU Tennis Courts.]]>2026 Women's Tennis Team Clinched PhotoSat, 9 May 2026 18:02:00 EST1832641