No. 39 Slippery Rock University women's tennis team narrowly lost to No. 32 Indiana University (Pa.), 4-3, in a competitive PSAC West matchup. The defeat brought SRU's overall record to 9-3 and league record to 4-1. IUP improved to 14-6 overall and remains unbeaten in the conference. This marked the fourth consecutive 4-3 result in their head-to-head meetings. Notably, Slippery Rock secured the doubles point for the 11th time this season, winning in both the first and second flights.

By the Numbers
  • Slippery Rock has a season record of 9-3, including 4-1 in PSAC West matches.
  • Both doubles duos of Kempton/Kivi and Slovak/Balaguer Brau have solid records of 18-9 and 14-4, respectively.
State of Play
  • Slippery Rock and Indiana opened by trading victories in singles competition.
  • The match concluded with two hard-fought singles flights going to tiebreakers.
What's Next

Slippery Rock will play two matches out of conference this weekend, facing the University of Charleston and West Virginia Wesleyan College. Both opponents were also included in the first Atlantic Region rankings. The subsequent set of regional rankings will be released on April 22, which will add competitive context for the upcoming matches.

Bottom Line

The close loss to IUP highlights the resilience of Slippery Rock in a competitive environment, and their upcoming matches present an opportunity to bolster their standings ahead of the critical regional rankings announcement.