BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Fifth-ranked California U. of Pa. handed the 23rd-ranked Rock a 5-0 setback Saturday morning in the championship match of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Team Championships at Bloomsburg University.
The loss was only the third sustained by The Rock (20-3) this season and the second that came at the hands of the Vulcans (23-3).
The Rock is now idle until the NCAA Division II regional berths are awarded. SRU is a virtual lock for a top-three berth in the East Region and could be in line to host one of the two regional competitions.
California is a sure bet to receive the top seed in the East Region.
Complete results of Saturday's match were as follows:
DOUBLES
No. 1 -- Inga Chilingaryan/Helena Van Eysendeyk (Cal) def. Kayla Blackburn / Laura Handy 8-1
No. 2 -- Olga Alekseeva/Galina Vishnikina (Cal) def. Samantha Blackburn / Jessica Hilborn 8-4
No. 3 -- Marina Quintana/Nina Kowalski (Cal) def. Lara Rizzi / Chelsea Gibson 8-1
SINGLES
No. 1 -- Van Eysendeyk (Cal) def. K. Blackburn (SRU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 -- Chilingaryan (Cal) led Handy (SRU), 6-2, 4-1, DNF
No. 3 -- Alekseeva (Cal) led Samantha Blackburn (SRU), 6-1, 1-1, DNF
No. 4 -- Quintana (Cal) led Hilborn (SRU), 5-2, DNF
No. 5 -- Kowalski (Cal) def. Gibson (SRU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 -- Vishnikina (Cal) led Rizzi (SRU), 6-0, 5-3, DNF