Sacramento State Takes Ninth Crown, Garners NCAA Bid
Bozeman, Mont. (April 24, 2011) - The Sacramento State men's tennis team finished off a perfect league season, topping Northern Arizona on Sunday morning for their third straight and ninth overall Big Sky Conference championship.
In doubles, Kiryl Harbatsiuk and Marko Starcevic defeated Hugo Ramadier and Dominic Bermudez 8-4 at No. 1 after Josh Lorentzen and Javier Millan topped Patrick Schimmelbauer and Ben Lantz 8-2 at No. 3. The two wins earned Sacramento State the doubles point.
In singles, Sacramento State (14-13) beat Northern Arizona (9-12) in straight sets at the No. 2 post and took home points at No. 1 and 3 positions. Playing at No. 2, Sacramento State’s Jason Smith overtook Northern Arizona’s Peter Schimmelbauer, and Kiryl Harbatsiuk defeated Hugo Ramadier in three sets at the No. 1 position, 6-3, 6-7, 6-0.
The remaining matches were halted once No. 3 Sacramento State’s Marko Starcevic beat Robin Pezzutto in three sets that all went to tiebreak at 6-7, 7-6, 7-5. The Lumberjacks took a point at the No. 4 position. David Flodberg defeated Aliaksandr Malko, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3.
Sacramento State will receive the automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.
Sacramento State 4, Northern Arizona 1
Apr 24, 2011 at Bozeman, MT (Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. HARBATSIUK, Kiryl (SACMEN) def. RAMADIER, Hugo (NAU) 6-3, 6-7, 6-0
2. SMITH, Jason (SACMEN) def. SCHIMMELBAUER, P (NAU) 6-4, 7-6
3. STARCEVIC, Marko (SACMEN) def. PEZZUTTO, Robin (NAU) 6-7, 7-6, 7-5
4. FLODBERG, David (NAU) def. MILLAN, Javier (SACMEN) 4-6, 7-6, 6-3
5. MALKO, Aliaksandr (SACMEN) vs. BERMUDEZ, Dominic (NAU) 6-2, 3-2, unfinished
6. LORENTZEN, Josh (SACMEN) vs. BROWN, Josh (NAU) 6-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. HARBATSIUK, Kiryl/STARCEVIC, Marko (SACMEN) def. RAMADIER, Hugo/BERMUDEZ, Dominic (NAU) 8-4
2. SMITH, Jason/MALKO, Aliaksandr (SACMEN) vs. FLODBERG, David/PEZZUTTO, Robin (NAU) 5-3, unfinished
3. MILLAN, Javier/LORENTZEN, Josh (SACMEN) def. SCHIMMELBAUER, P/LANTZ, Ben (NAU) 8-2
Match Notes: Northern Arizona 9-12, Sacramento State 14-12
Order of finish: Doubles 3-1, Singles 2-1-3-4 T-3:15