SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. – The Slippery Rock University women's tennis team returned to its winning ways with a successful 7-0 shutout victory against Edinboro Sunday at the SRU Tennis Courts.
 
The Rock's latest victory improved their record to 9-2 overall while maintaining an undefeated 4-0 mark inside the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division.
 
SRU is now assured of securing the program's eighth consecutive winning season regardless of outcomes through the rest of the year. Additionally, The Rock's 9-2 record is tied for the fourth-best 11-match start to a season in program history.
 
Due to Edinboro only having four available athletes, SRU started the doubled portion of Sunday's match with a default win out of the third flight.
 
The Rock claimed the first point of the day thanks to a 6-1 win out of the second flight by Tina Slovak and Amaia Balaguer Brau over Neza Rogl and Luciana Ponce.
 
SRU's No. 1 doubles pairing of Nicole Kempton and Alissia Kivi – the 29th ranked doubles team in the nation – sent Slippery Rock into the singles portion of the match with all the momentum courtesy of a 6-3 first-flight victory against Sofia Benito and Cecilia Carayol.
 
Slovak and Balaguer are now 13-4 on the year overall, while Kivi and Kempton pushed their collective doubles record to 17-9. Both pairings are 8-3 in dual matches.
 
Because of Edinboro not having six athletes, Slippery Rock's lead balooned to 3-0 at the start of the singles portion of the match due to default victories from the fifth and sixth flights.
 
Kivi officially clinched the team victory for SRU when she bested Ponce in a 6-0, 6-0 shutout in the second flight. Sunday's result moves Kivi's record to a stellar 17-4 in 2025-26. Following Kivi's lead, Slippery Rock closed the match by posting victories from the first, third and fourth flights.
 
Balaguer Brau earned a 6-4, 6-1 win out of the top flight versus Carayol, improving to 15-6 in the process. Kempton battled her way to a 7-5, 6-2 third-flight win against Benito in what was her 14th win of the year. The final result of the day saw Nadia Rodewald stretch her winning streak to eight matches via a 6-2, 6-4 win against Rogl.
 
Sunday's win sets up a key match 4 p.m. April 15 on the road at Indiana (Pa.). As is the case in most years, the winner of The Rock – Crimson Hawks match will likely decide the PSAC West regular season champions.
 
SRU and IUP last played in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament with The Rock beating the Crimson Hawks, 4-3, to punch their ticket to the Round of 16.
 
 



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