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April 23, 2003
Contact: Bob McComas (724) 738-2777 e-mail: robert.mccomas@sru.edu
ROCK WOMEN’S TENNIS DOWNS WEST LIBERTY
WEST LIBERTY, W. Va. – Senior Kelly Anderson
(Gahanna, Ohio/Gahanna HS) and freshman Ashley
Michaux (Jeannette/Jeannette HS) had a hand in pair of
wins Wednesday to lead the nationally ranked (29th)
Slippery Rock University women’s tennis team to a 5-3 win
over hosting West Liberty State College.
Anderson
and Michaux teamed up to win the No. 2 doubles match before Michaux
won the No. 3 singles match and Anderson captured the No. 4 singles
match.
Rounding
out The Rock wins were victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 spots by
junior Jessica Bungo (Indiana/Indiana HS) and senior
Ella Reilly (Randwick, Australia/Fahan HS).
The
win gave SRU a final regular-season record of 19-2. The Rock, the
No. 1-ranked team in the East Region, anticipates receipt of an
NCAA Division II regional tournament berth on Thursday.
The
Rock also expects to be awarded a host role for the May 2-3
regional event.
The
Rock has competed in the regional tournament each of the past three
seasons.
# ROCK PRIDE #
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