Sept. 15, 2007

Millersville, Pa. - The Rock rang up a resounding 7-2 win over Kutztown in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference "crossover" action Saturday.

Kayla Blackburn paced The Rock to its second win in as many outings this fall as she recorded wins in both the No. 1 singles (6-4, 6-3) and No. 1 doubles (8-6) matches. She teammed with her younger sister, Samantha, to win the doubles match.

Complete results were as follows:

Slippery Rock 7, Kutztown 2
at Millersville, Pa.

Doubles
No. 1: Kayla Blackburn / Samantha Blackburn (SR) def. Barbara Joerns/Rohini Das 8-6
No. 2: Laura Handy / Jessica Hilborn (SR) def. Sabrina Arnaud/Kristin Struble 8-2
No. 3: Chelsea Gibson / Lara Rizzi (SR) def. Kaely McCabe/Tess Wright 8-5

Singles
No. 1: Kayla Blackburn (SR) def. Das 6-4, 6-3
No. 2: Joerns (K) def. Laura Handy 6-4, 6-2
No. 3: Arnaud (K) def. Samantha Blackburn 6-1, 7-6 (10-8)
No. 4: Jessica Hilborn (SR) def. McCabe 6-0, 6-1
No. 5: Chelsea Gibson (SR) def. Struble 6-2, 6-1
No. 6: Lara Rizzi (SR) def. Wright 6-1, 6-0

Team records: Rock 2-0, Kutztown 0-1