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Jessica Hilborn
Jessica Hilborn shutout her foes Saturday in both singles and doubles action

Women's Tennis

Rock sinks Shippensburg, 9-0

Saturday's win was the eighth straight for SRU, which now owns a sparkling 13-1 record this season

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. -- Jessica Hilborn recorded double-bagel wins in both her singles and doubles matches Saturday to propel the 23rd-ranked Rock to a 9-0 whitewashing of hosting Shippensburg in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division action.

The Rock has now won eight straight matches and owns a sparkling 13-1 record this season. Shippensburg saw its season record fall to 2-8 in the first PSAC-West duel of the season for both teams.

Hilborn and No. 2 doubles partner Samantha Blackburn strolled to an 8-0 win before Hilborn blanked her No. 4 singles foe 6-0, 6-0.

SRU's No. 1 doubles team of Kayla Blackburn and Laura Handy rang up an 8-1 win, while the No. 3 duo of Lara Rizzi and Christina Rhodes rolled to an 8-1 win.

In singles action, Kayla Blackburn, Handy and Rhodes all recorded 6-0, 6-0 wins in the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 6 matches.

Samantha Blackburn won a 6-1, 6-2 decision at No. 3 singles, while Rizzi recorded a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 5.

The Rock's next action will take place April 4-5, when SRU will travel to Bloomsburg for the Bloomsburg Duals.

Complete results of Saturday's match were as follows:

DOUBLES
No. 1 --
Kayla Blackburn/Laura Handy (SR) def. Jackie Kramer/Jess Lodek 8-2
No. 2 -- Samantha Blackburn/Jessica Hilborn (SR) def. Ali Horvath/Kathy Henley 8-0
No. 3 -- Lara Rizza/Christina Rhodes(SR) def. Robin Light/Monica Berardi 8-1

SINGLES
No. 1 --
K. Blackburn (SR) def. Kramer 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- Handy (SR) def. Horvath 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 -- S.  Blackburn (SR) def. Henley 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 -- Hilborn (SR) def. Lodek 6-0, 6-0
No. 5 -- Rizzi (SR) eef. Berardi 6-2, 6-0
No. 6 -- Rhodes (SR) def. Stephanie Belanger 6-0, 6-0

The Rock is now 13-1 in dual matches in the 2007-08 season
Shippensburg is now 2-8 in dual matches in the 2007-08 season
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