BLOOMSBURG, Pa. – Slippery Rock University's doubles team of senior
Janelle Krantz and freshman
Kasey Love upset the No. 4-seeded duo Saturday afternoon to earn a berth in Sunday's semifinal round of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Women's Tennis Championships.
Krantz and Love (right photo) opened their day Saturday with an 8-5 win over Shippensburg's Brittnee Buckley and Cassie Sidone before they knocked off Indiana's fourth-seeded tandem of Katie Eaton and Erika Schnass by the same 8-5 score.
Krantz and Love will face another Indiana duo, second-seeded Tanya Timko and Emilia Osborne, in a semifinal match Sunday.
In singles action Saturday, Love beat Krantz 6-2, 6-1 in a second-round match before The Rock rookie lost a 6-0, 6-1 decision to second-seeded Lucie Sipkova of California in a semifinal match.
Love beat Hannah Pipkin of Kutztown 6-1, 6-4 in a first-round match, while Krantz bested Millersville's Kelsey Waite in three sets, 0-6, 6-0, 10-2 in her opening match.
The third Rock competitor in singles action, junior
Lauren Coggins knocked off Ridhima Borooah of Kutztown 7-5, 6-4 in a first-round match before she lost a 6-1, 6-0 decision to California's Alexandra Borgenhoff in the second round.
