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Kayla Blackburn
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Women's Tennis

#27 Rock women drop 7-2 decision to #16 Grand Valley State

Kayla Blackburn and Laura Handy recorded wins in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches for The Rock (9-2)

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Senior Kayla Blackburn and junior Laura Handy each recorded wins in their singles matches Thursday to account for the only match wins for the 27th-ranked Slippery Rock University women's tennis team in a 7-2 loss to 16th-ranked Grand Valley State University (Mich.).

Blackburn (pictured above) won a 7-5, 6-0 decision in the No. 1 singles match, while Handy recorded a 6-3, 6-2 win in the No. 2 singles match.

Thursday's match was the fourth and final one of SRU's spring-break trip to the Sunshine State.

The Rock will take an 9-2 record into their next match, a March 13 home date with Walsh University.

Complete results of Thursday's match were as follows:

DOUBLES
No. 1 --
Audrey Koopsen/Maria Gassanova (GV) def. Kayla Blackburn/Laura Handy 9-8 (7-3)
No. 2 -- Chelsea Johnston/Darylann Trout (GV) def. Samantha Blackburn/Jessica Hilborn 8-6
No. 3 -- Katelyn Schaffer/Jackie Shipman (GV) def. Chelsea Gibson/Lara Rizzi 8-1

SINGLES
No. 1 --
K. Blackburn (SR) def. Koopsen 7-5, 6-0
No. 2 -- Handy (SR) def. Gassanova 6-3, 6-2
No. 3 -- Schaffer (GV) def. S. Blackburn 6-4, 6-3
No. 4 -- Johnston (GV) def. Hilborn 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 -- Trout (GV) def. Gibson 6-2, 6-2
No. 6 -- Shipman (GV) def. Rizzi 6-0, 6-3
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