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Rock tennis victorious

Four players and six victories.

That's how the Slippery Rock University women's tennis team went about defeating West Liberty State College, 6-3, Wednesday.

Kayla Blackburn and Laura Handy were victorious in the No. 1 doubles match, and both also won their singles match.

Just as impressive, Christina Rhodes and Casey Runyan won the No. 3 doubles competition and both won their singles matches for The Rock (3-1).

SRU will host Holy Family and Georgian Court on Saturday at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., respectively.

Ray Schreiner scored on a rebound off the crossbar with 13 minutes, 12 seconds remaining to give host Indiana (Pa.) a 1-0 win over SRU Wednesday.Both teams entered the game ranked in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll. The Rock (7-3-1, 5-2) entered 15th; Indiana (8-3, 5-1) was 23rd.SRU goalie Jen McCormick made 10 saves and Indians' netminder Becky Dillard had eight. SRU had a 19-17 advantage in shots.

SRU failed to score a goal for the third time in four games after a 4-0 defeat to West Chester (10-2, 8-1 PSAC).Despite the loss, The Rock (6-6, 6-4) remains no worse than fourth place in the PSAC standings and in a position to earn a conference playoff spot.

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