Oct. 4, 2007

West Liberty, W. Va. - The Rock swept all six singles matches Thursday to overcome a 2-1 doubles deficit and improve its season record to 4-0 with a 7-2 win over hosting West Liberty State.

Laura Handy and Jessica Hilborn were the only doubles winners for The Rock. The duo teamed up to win an 8-3 decision in the No. 2 doubles match, then won their respective singles matches.

Handy won a 6-1, 6-3 decision in the No. 2 singles match, while Hilborn reigned by a 6-2, 6-3 score in the No. 4 match.

The Rock's next action will be in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Individual Tournament, which will be held Saturday and Sunday in Shippensburg.

Complete results of Thursday's match were as follows:

Doubles
No. 1 -- Heather Alcorn/Marissa Fansler (WL0 def. Kayla Blackburn / Samantha Blackburn, 8-5
No. 2 -- Laura Handy / Jessica Hilborn (SR) def. Megan Cooey/Kara Orsak, 8-3
No. 3 --Tiffany McDowell/Sahana Birchfield (WL) def. Chelsea Gibson / Lara Rizzi, 8-1

Singles
No. 1 -- Kayla Blackburn (SR) def. Heather Alcorn 6-4, 6-4
No. 2 -- Laura Handy (SR) def. Marissa Fansler, 6-1, 6-3
No. 3 -- Samantha Blackburn (SR) def. Tiffany McDowell, 6-4, 6-1
No. 4 -- Jessica Hilborn (SR) def. Kara Orsak, 6-2, 6-3
No. 5 -- Chelsea Gibson (SR) def. Megan Cooey, 7-6 (5), 6-0
No. 6 -- Lara Rizzi (SR) def. Sahana Birchfield, 2-6, 6-0, 6-3

The Rock is now 4-0 in dual matches in the 2007-08 season
West Liberty State is now 3-5 in dual matches in the 2007-8 season