Hornet Women Take 10th Straight Title
Bozeman, Mont. (April 24, 2011) - The Sacramento State women’s tennis team topped Northern Arizona 4-0 Sunday to capture their 10th consecutive Big Sky Conference championship. The match marked Sacramento State’s 82nd consecutive league win.
The Hornets (19-8) claimed the double point over the Lumberjacks (13-10) at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. Tastiana Kapshai and Rebecca Delgado overcame Edit Suhajda and Orsi Golovics at the No. 1 position 8-2. Clarisse Baca and Maria Meliuk topped Yumi Hasegawa and Malia Wahinepio at No. 2 8-4.
In singles, Tatsaina Kapshai defeated Edit Suhajda at No. 1 singles in straight sets, only dropping two games. Sacramento State went on to claim points at the No. 4 and No. 2 positions in straight sets, with Clarisse Baca topping Malia Wahinepio 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 and Rebeca Delgado overcoming Orsi Golovics 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2.
The Hornets head into the NCAA tournament with the Big Sky automatic bid.
2011 Big Sky Conference Women’s Championship
Sacramento State 4, Northern Arizona 0
Apr 24, 2011 at Bozeman, MT (Bobcat-Anderson Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. KAPSHAI, Tatsiana (SAC) def. SUHAJDA, Edit (NAU) 6-2, 6-0
2. DELGADO, Rebeca (SAC) def. GOLOVICS, Orsi (NAU) 6-3, 6-3
3. MELIUK, Maria (SAC) vs. HASEGAWA, Yumi (NAU) 7-5, 3-0, unfinished
4. BACA, Clarisse (SAC) def. WAHINEPIO, Malia (NAU) 6-1, 6-1
5. LOHSCHEIDT, Sophie (SAC) vs. PEREZ, Nicole (NAU) 2-1, unfinished
6. ZIVANOVIC, Milica (SAC) vs. OKI, Aimee (NAU) unfinished
Doubles competition
1. KAPSHAI, Tatsiana/DELGADO, Rebeca (SAC) def. SUHAJDA, Edit/GOLOVICS, Orsi (NAU) 8-2
2. MELIUK, Maria/BACA, Clarisse (SAC) def. WAHINEPIO, Malia/HASEGAWA, Yumi (NAU) 8-4
3. LOHSCHEIDT, Sophie/ZIVANOVIC, Milica (SAC) vs. OKI, Aimee/PEREZ, Nicole (NAU) 5-6, unfinished
Match Notes: Northern Arizona 13-10, Sacramento State 19-8
Order of finish: Doubles 1-2, Singles 1-4-2 T-2:30