GAME PROGRAM INFO
Slippery Rock has moved away from printed game programs. This page will serve as the "Digital Game Program" for this week's game. To navigate to all gameday info for any SRU home events this year, simply visit rockathletics.com/gameday or scan the QR code on the "Gameday Info" posters hanging in each facility.
 

Slippery Rock vs. Seton Hill
The Rock (6-8, 1-1)	Griffins (2-7, 1-2)
Roster	Roster
Schedule	Schedule
Statistics	Statistics
Coach Matt Meredith	Coach Megan Satira
Program Records	-
PSAC Standings
PSAC Schedule
SRU Tennis Courts

SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. - The Slippery Rock University women's tennis team will play three matches over the next five days as it enters the stretch run of its regular season schedule.
 
THE SCHEDULE
Slippery Rock opens its week by hosting Seton Hill University for a 4:30 p.m. Wednesday Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division match at the SRU Tennis Courts followed by weekend bouts on the road against Lock Haven University and West Chester University.
 
Wednesday: Seton Hill (4:30 p.m. / SRU Tennis Courts)
Friday: Lock Haven (2:30 p.m. / Central PA – Tennis Center)
Saturday: West Chester (11 a.m. / WCU Tennis Courts)
 
SENIOR DAY WEDNESDAY
Prior to Wednesday's match, the SRU women's tennis program will host its annual Senior Day celebration at 3:45 p.m.
 
The lone senior on this year's roster is Georgie Lancaster. A native of Bromley, England, Lancaster arrived at The Rock as a freshman during the 2021-22 season and has gone on to compile 64 total victories in singles and doubles competition while helping Slippery Rock to three NCAA Tournament appearances.  
 
LIVE COVERAGE
Live in-match results for all of this week's matches will be provided by the SRU Women's Tennis program at the links below.

MATCH 15 DETAILS
Opponent: Seton Hill University
Date: Wednesday – 4:30 p.m.
Location: SRU Tennis Courts
Live Results: Link
All-Time Series: SRU leads 10-2
Last Played: April 9, 2024 (SRU won 7-0)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock holds a 10-2 all-time record against Seton Hill. SRU has not lost to the Griffins since 2017 – a stretch of six consecutive matches, four of which have been shutouts.
 
Dari Sakhanova (3-0)
2023: Kendall McCluskey (Won 6-0, 6-2)
2024: Kasey Storkel (Won 6-0, 6-0)
2024: Kasey Storkel (Won 6-0, 6-0)
 
Tina Slovak (2-0)
2023: Alycia Derr (Won - 6-1, 6-0)
2024: Sophia Solomon (Won - 6-0, 6-2)
 
Amaia Balaguer Brau (1-0)
2024: Carissa Shepard (Won - 6-1, 6-3)
 
Nicole Kempton (1-0)
2024: Kaylee Kanuka (Won - 6-1, 6-1)
 
Georgie Lancaster (1-0)
2024: Kendall McCluskey (Won - 6-0, 6-0)
 
MATCH 16 DETAILS
Opponent: Lock Haven
Date: Friday – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Central PA – Tennis Center
Live Results: Link
All-Time Series: SRU leads 9-2
Last Played: Sept 10, 1992 (SRU won 9-0)
 
SERIES HISTORY
Slippery Rock holds a 9-2 all-time record against Lock Haven, but The Rock and Bald Eagles have not played a dual match since 1992 as Lock Haven discontinued its tennis program following the 1992 season before reinstating the team in 2019.
 
MATCH 17 DETAILS
Opponent: West Chester
Date: Wednesday – 4:30 p.m.
Location: WCU Tennis Courts
Live Results: Link
All-Time Series: SRU leads 10-2
Last Played: April 9, 2024 (SRU won 7-0)
 
SERIES HISTORY
While it has been 33 years since Slippery Rock and Lock Haven have squared off, SRU and West Chester have met on a near-annual basis over the last six seasons. The Rock enters Sunday with a 19-3 record against West Chester and victors in five straight matches versus the Golden Rams.
 
Amaia Balaguer Brau (2-1)
2024: Delaney Tingle (Lost  - 2-6, 4-6)
2024: Delaney Tingle (Won - 7-6, 6-4)
2025: Alexandra Cave  (Won - 6-2, 6-3)
 
Nicole Kempton (1-0)
2024: Yuno Oe (Won - 6-2, 6-0)
 
Dari Sakhanova (1-0)
2024: Ashleigh Grooms (Won - 6-2. 6-0)
 
Tina Slovak (1-0)
2024: Felicia Manful (Won - 6-2, 6-0)
 
Georgie Lancaster (0-1)
2024: Gabriella Lerario (Lost - 4-6, 0-6)
 
RECORDS & LAST TIME OUT
• Slippery Rock almost earned a big Atlantic Region victory in a close 4-3 loss to No. 40 Charleston. SRU opens the week with a 6-8 overall record and a 1-1 mark in the PSAC West.
 
• Following losses to IUP and California, Seton Hill has dropped to 2-7 overall and 1-2 inside the PSAC West.
 
• Lock Haven, which has its first conference match at Indiana (Pa.) on Wednesday before its tilt with The Rock, defeated Penn College, 5-2, on April 2. The Bald Eagles' record currently stands at 2-5 overall.  
 
• West Chester is in the midst of an uncharacteristically tough year. A 4-3 loss to Bloomsburg on April 4 moved the Golden Rams' record to 3-12 overall and 0-3 inside the PSAC East.
 
BALAGUER BRAU EARNS WEEKLY HONOR
For the fifth time in her two-year Slippery Rock career, Amaia Balaguer Brau was named the PSAC West Athlete of the Week. She earned her latest award after posting a perfect 4-0 record between singles and doubles play over two matches last week.
 
Balaguer Brau was a flawless 2-0 at both No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles alongside partner Tina Slovak as The Rock blanked Clarion 7-0 and narrowly missed earning a victory against No. 40 Charleston in a tight 4-3 loss to the Golden Eagles.
 
A TOUGH PLACE TO PLAY
Slippery Rock is a dominant 18-1 when playing at the SRU Tennis Courts dating back to the 2020-21 season.
 
ITA RANKINGS
National Singles (April 2)
No. 27: Amaia Balaguer Brau (SRU)
 
Nationals Doubles (April 2)
No. 45: Alissia Kivi / Nicole Kempton
 
Regional Singles (Nov. 13)
No. 1: Amaia Balaguer Brau (SRU)
No. 6: Alissia Kivi (SRU)
No. 10: Dari Sakhanova (SRU)
No. 11: Nicole Kempton (SRU)
No. 18: Delaney Tingle (WCU)
No. 20: Tina Slovak (SRU)
 
Regional Doubles (Nov. 13)
No. 2: Nicole Kempton / Alissia Kivi (SRU)
No. 6: Dari Sakhanova / Tina Slovak (SRU)
No. 9: Amaia Balaguer Brau / Georgie Lancaster (SRU)
 
SLIPPERY ROCK PRIMER
• Roster: Link
• Stats: Link
• Overall Record: 6-8
• PSAC West: 1-1
• PSAC West Standings: 3rd
• Home Record: 3-2
• Away Record: 2-3
• Neutral Site Record: 1-3
• Streak: L1
• Last Five Matches: 3-2
• Head Coach: Matt Meredith | 27th season (384-222, .634)
 
SCOUTING THE ROCK
• Amaia Balaguer Brau, the reigning PSAC West Athlete of the Week and 27th-ranked singles athlete in the country, is hitting her stride in the late stages of the regular season with five consecutive wins that have bumped her record to 18-8 overall and 9-5 from the first flight of dual matches.
 
• Alissia Kivi and Nicole Kempton, The Rock's typical second and third-flight entrants, are both enjoying winning streaks as well with Kivi having taken her last two matches to stretch her rookie record to 15-7 overall and 8-3 from the second flight while Kempton has posted three consecutive triumphs and enters the Seton Hill match 13-8 overall and 8-3 in third flight play.
 
• Dari Sakhanova is also in possession of a winning overall record at 13-9 including a 6-5 showing when playing from the fifth flight.
 
• Tina Slovak, who is 7-6 when representing SRU in dual matches, will even her overall record in 2025 to 9-9 with a win against Seton Hill.
 
• Georgie Lancaster rounds out Slippery Rock's singles rotation. The senior has captured seven wins on the year including four dual-match victories.
 
• Headlining Slippery Rock's doubles entries are Kempton and Kivi. The first year tandem have sprinted to a 19-6 overall record which is accompanied by a 9-4 mark in the first flight. The strong play has resulted in the duo being ranked as the No. 45 doubles team in the nation by the ITA.
 
• Balaguer Brau and Slovak are on a three-match winning streak. Slippery Rock's number two pairing is a near-perfect 11-3 in 2025.
 
• Sakhanova and Lancaster will look to snap a two-match slide from the third flight where they have put together a 5-7 record on the year.
 
SETON HILL PRIMER
• Roster: Link
• Stats: Link
• Overall Record: 2-7
• PSAC West: 1-2
• PSAC West Standings: 4th
• Home Record: 0-4
• Away Record: 1-0
• Neutral Site Record: 1-3
• Streak: L2
• Last Five Matches: 1-4
• Head Coach: Megan Satira | Second season (7-20, .259)
 
PROBABLE LINEUP (DUAL MATCH RECORD)
Singles
1-Carissa Shepard (1-7)
2-Maria Pereda (1-7)
3-Alexandra Wolf (1-6)
4-Kaylee Kanuka (3-4)
5-Alycia Derr (0-7)
6-Jaime Kallet (1-5)
Doubles
1-Pereda / Shepard (4-2)
2-Kanuka / Wolf (1-5)
3-Derr / Jaime Kallet (0-4)
 
LOCK HAVEN PRIMER
• Roster: Link
• Stats: Link
• Overall Record: 2-5
• PSAC West: 0-0
• PSAC West Standings: 5th
• Home Record: 1-1
• Away Record: 1-4
• Neutral Site Record: 0-0
• Streak: W1
• Last Five Matches: 2-3
• Head Coach: Michael LeBlanc | First season (2-5, .286)
 
PROBABLE LINEUP (DUAL MATCH RECORD)
Singles
1-Megan Ferris (4-3)
2-Mary Kathryn Hillman (1-4)
3-Alaina Marchioni (3-3)
4-Christy McLean (1-6)
5-Hope Lapinski (1-5)
6-Maggie Blasetti (1-1)
Doubles
1-Marchioni / Ferris (1-1)
2-McLean / Maci Rohrbach (0-2)
3-Lapinski / Blasetti (0-1)
 
WEST CHESTER PRIMER
• Roster: Link
• Stats: Link
• Overall Record: 3-12
• PSAC East: 0-3
• PSAC East Standings: 7th
• Home Record: 1-5
• Away Record: 0-6
• Neutral Site Record: 2-1
• Streak: L7
• Last Five Matches: 0-5
• Head Coach: Tina Tharp
 
PROBABLE LINEUP (DUAL MATCH RECORD)
Singles
1-Delaney Tingle (6-9)
2-Ashleigh Grooms (3-8)
3-Alexandra Cave (3-12)
4-Gabriella Lerario dos Santos (4-8)
5-Felicia Manful (1-9)
6-Sohana Thompson (6-7)
Doubles
1-Tingle / Cave (8-7)
2-Lerario dos Santos / Manful (3-9)
3-Grooms / Thompson (7-4)
 
UP NEXT
Slippery Rock continues PSAC West competition on the road 4 p.m. April 17 at Edinboro.




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