SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- California University of Pa., the No. 12 team in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II national ranking,  blanked No. 29 Slippery Rock, 5-0, Thursday afternoon in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference-Western Division women's tennis action on the SRU Tennis Courts.

The win in the "race-to-5" match between the top two teams in the PSAC and NCAA Division II Atlantic Region improved California's season record to 13-2, while Thursday's loss was only the third suffered by The Rock in 17 matches this season.

Earlier in the season, The Rock lost matches against Carnegie Mellon, the No. 3 team in the current ITA Division III national poll, and Grand Valley State, the No. 27 team in the most recent D-II poll.

California's two losses, meanwhile, have come against Division I Youngstown State and Rollins (Fla.), the No. 9 team in the latest Division II national poll.

The Rock will look to regain its winning ways Friday when it hosts PSAC-West rival Mercyhurst in a 4 p.m. match. SRU then visits division rival Indiana (Pa.) for a noon match Saturday.

Complete results of Thursday's match were as follows:

DOUBLES
No. 1 -- Helena VanEysendyk/Alina Stanila (CU) def. Kayla Blackburn/Jessica Hilborn 8-0
No. 2 -- Axelle Fernandez/Nina Kowalski (CU) def. Laura Handy/Chelsea Gibson 8-1
No. 3 -- Anastassiya Zherdeva/Galina Vishnikina (CU) def. Lara Rizzi/Casey Runyan 8-0

SINGLES
No. 1 -- VanEysendyk (CU) vs. K. Blackburn (SR) 6-1, 4-1, DNF
No. 2 -- Stanila (CU0 vs. Handy (SR) 6-3 4-1 DNF
No. 3 -- Fernandez (CU vs. Hilborn (SR) 6-2, 2-0 DNF
No. 4 -- Kowalski (CU) def. Gibson 6-3, 6-1
No. 5 -- Zherdeva (CU) def. Rizzi 6-3, 6-0
No. 6 -- Laurie Navarro (CU) vs. Runyan (SR) 6-0, 5-1 DNF