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Rock rolls through Fayetteville State

The 39th-ranked Rock improved its season record to 6-2 with an easy 9-0 win over their regional rival

FAYETTEVILLE, S.C. -- The 39th-ranked Slippery Rock University women's tennis team rolled to its second win in as many days and sixth in eight matches this season with a 9-0 whitewashing Friday of host Fayetteville State in NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional regular-season action.

The previous day, SRU beat host Shaw University by a 6-3 score.

In Friday's match, The Rock was never challenged as it won 6-0 decisions in 11 of 12 singles games and took the remaining game by a 6-1 score after taking all three doubles matches by 8-0 scores.

Results of the two matches included:

Slippery Rock 6, Shaw 3

DOUBLES
#1:
Laura Handy / Dunja Drmac (SR) def. Fernanda Silva/Livia Oliveira 8-6
#2: Chelsea Gibson / Jessica Hilborn (SR) def. Evan Okafor/Liola Kienka 8-5
#3: Janelle Krantz / Sarah Lynch (SR) def. Xania Steele/Janae Williams 8-0

SINGLES
#1
: Kienka (Sh) def. Handy 7-5,0-6,10-6
#2: Lynch (SR) def.  Silva 6-4,6-4
#3: Drmac (SR) def. Oliveira 6-4,7-6
#4: Okafor (Sh) def. Gibson 6-4,7-5
#5: Steele def. Hilborn 6-4,3-6,10-4
#6
: Casey Runyan (SR) def. Williams 6-0,6-0

Slippery Rock 9, Fayetteville State 0

DOUBLES
#1
: Laura Handy / Dunja Drmac (SR) def. Kristy Mitchell/Shontana Donegan 8-0
#2: Chelsea Gibson / Jessica Hilborn (SR) def. Amber Mitchell/Danielle Boone 8-0
#3: Janelle Krantz / Sarah Lynch (SR) def. Schanelle Ebanks/Jensine McMillan 8-0

SINGLES
#1:
Handy (SR) def. Donegan 6-0 6-0
#2: Lynch (SR) def. A. Mitchell 6-0 6-0
#3: Drmac (SR) def. K. Mitchell 6-0 6-0
#4: Hilborn (SR) def. Boone 6-0 6-0
#5: Runyan (SR) def. Ebanks 6-0 6-1
#6: Melissa McCutcheon (SR) def. McMillan 6-0 6-0

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