Nine Straight for Hornets
The Sacramento State women's tennis team topped Northern Arizona 4-0 on Sunday to capture their ninth consecutive Big Sky Conference championship.
Sacramento State has now won 72 straight matches over conference opponents.
The Hornets (19-6) took the doubles point against the Lumberjacks (13-7) by winning at the No. 1 and No. 2 singles at the Gold River Racquet Club in Sacramento.
In singles, Clarisse Baca gave the Hornets a 2-0 lead, winning at No. 4 singles 6-2, 6-2 over Malia Wahnepio. Baca has won 12 straight singles matches.
At No. 3 singles, the Hornets’ Maria Meliuk was victorious Aimee Oki 6-3, 6-0 and was second to finish. The remaining matches were halted after Sacramento State’s fourth and final point was won by Rebeca Delgado, who topped Orsi Golovics 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 2 position.
Sacramento State will earn the Big Sky's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.
Box Score
2010 Sacramento State Women's Tennis
2010 Sacramento State Women's Tennis
Northern Arizona vs Sacramento State (Apr 25, 2010)
#51 Sacramento State 4, Northern Arizona 0
Apr 25, 2010 at Gold River, Calif. (Gold River Racquet Club)
Singles competition
1. KAPSHAI, Tatsiana (SAC) vs. SUHAJDA, Edit (NAU) 6-2, 4-6, 2-0, unfinished
2. DELGADO, Rebeca (SAC) def. GOLOVICS, Orsi (NAU) 6-2, 6-4
3. MELIUK, Maria (SAC) def. OKI, Aimee (NAU) 6-3, 6-0
4. BACA, Clarisse (SAC) def. WAHINEPIO, Malia (NAU) 6-2, 6-2
5. TSAN, Aileen (SAC) vs. HASEGAWA, Yumi (NAU) 6-7 (4-7), 2-2, unfinished
6. NAZAROVA, Zalina (SAC) vs. PEREZ, Nicole (NAU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. KAPSHAI, Tatsiana/DELGADO, Rebeca (SAC) def. WAHINEPIO, Malia/GOLOVICS, Orsi (NAU) 8-3
2. MELIUK, Maria/BACA, Clarisse (SAC) def. PEREZ, Nicole/OKI, Aimee (NAU) 8-4
3. TSAN, Aileen/NAZAROVA, Zalina (SAC) vs. SUHAJDA, Edit/HASEGAWA, Yumi (NAU) 4-6, unfinished
Match Notes
Northern Arizona 13-7
Sacramento State 19-6; National ranking #51
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,3,2)
Big Sky Conference Tournament championship match
Sacramento State wins its ninth consecutive Big Sky Tournament championship
Northern Arizona vs Sacramento State (Apr 25, 2010)
#51 Sacramento State 4, Northern Arizona 0
Apr 25, 2010 at Gold River, Calif. (Gold River Racquet Club)
| Singles competition |
| 1. KAPSHAI, Tatsiana (SAC) vs. SUHAJDA, Edit (NAU) 6-2, 4-6, 2-0, unfinished |
| 2. DELGADO, Rebeca (SAC) def. GOLOVICS, Orsi (NAU) 6-2, 6-4 |
| 3. MELIUK, Maria (SAC) def. OKI, Aimee (NAU) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 4. BACA, Clarisse (SAC) def. WAHINEPIO, Malia (NAU) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 5. TSAN, Aileen (SAC) vs. HASEGAWA, Yumi (NAU) 6-7 (4-7), 2-2, unfinished |
| 6. NAZAROVA, Zalina (SAC) vs. PEREZ, Nicole (NAU) 3-6, 6-1, 1-0, unfinished |
| Doubles competition |
| 1. KAPSHAI, Tatsiana/DELGADO, Rebeca (SAC) def. WAHINEPIO, Malia/GOLOVICS, Orsi (NAU) 8-3 |
| 2. MELIUK, Maria/BACA, Clarisse (SAC) def. PEREZ, Nicole/OKI, Aimee (NAU) 8-4 |
| 3. TSAN, Aileen/NAZAROVA, Zalina (SAC) vs. SUHAJDA, Edit/HASEGAWA, Yumi (NAU) 4-6, unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| Northern Arizona 13-7 |
| Sacramento State 19-6; National ranking #51 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (4,3,2) |
| Big Sky Conference Tournament championship match |
| Sacramento State wins its ninth consecutive Big Sky Tournament championship |