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Women's Tennis

WOMEN'S TENNIS BEATS WEBER STATE, WINS BIG SKY REGULAR SEASON TITLE

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento State won the Big Sky Conference regular season championship Tuesday, capping off its unblemished conference campaign with a 6-1 victory over Weber State at the Rio Del Oro Racquet Club.

The Hornets (16-9, 11-0) completed their 13th undefeated conference season since joining the Big Sky in 1997 and will be the No. 1 seed in the Big Sky Tournament.

Sacramento State came out strong in doubles play as the duo of junior Daria Savchenko and freshman Ana Loaiza Esquivias won 6-0 at No. 3. The pair have the most wins for the Hornets in doubles play this season with 13.

Hornet juniors Jennifer Ong and Olivia Boija clinched the opening point with their 6-1 win over the Wildcats' Agata Bachanek and Kristi Elmer.

In singles play, Sacramento State continued to roll as Loaiza Esquivias cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 6. Redshirt freshman Anna-Maria Nau defeated Weber State's Dominique Beauvais, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 3.

Hornet sophomore Deimante Bulatovaite extended her winning streak to five after defeating the Wildcats' Elmer in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3 at No. 2. Bulatovaite finished conference play a perfect 11-0 in singles.

Sacramento State's Boija bounced back from a recent string of defeats, by topping Weber State's Devi Hasan, 6-2, 6-3 at No. 5 singles. Boija has a 24-4 overall singles record in Big Sky play since joining the Hornets in 2013.

Hornets No. 1, sophomore Alina Soltanici, was tested against Bachanek, but pulled through, taking the match 7-5, 6-2. Soltanici has won five straight singles matches, and eight of the last 10.

Weber State's (11-6, 6-3) lone point came at No. 4, when the Hornets' Ong fell to Romy Dodds-Stephens, 7-5, 6-3.

The Hornets will travel to take on No. 4 California on Friday at 1:30 p.m for their last regular season match. Sacramento State will be the No. 1 seed when they host the Big Sky Tournament on April 24-26 at Gold River Racquet Club.

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Boija

Olivia Boija

5' 7"
Junior
Deimante Bulatovaite

Deimante Bulatovaite

5' 9"
Sophomore
Ana Loaiza Esquivias

Ana Loaiza Esquivias

5' 4"
Freshman
Anna-Maria Nau

Anna-Maria Nau

5' 10"
Redshirt
Jennifer Ong

Jennifer Ong

5' 3"
Junior
Daria Savchenko

Daria Savchenko

5' 10"
Junior
Alina Soltanici

Alina Soltanici

5' 8"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Olivia Boija

Olivia Boija

5' 7"
Junior
Deimante Bulatovaite

Deimante Bulatovaite

5' 9"
Sophomore
Ana Loaiza Esquivias

Ana Loaiza Esquivias

5' 4"
Freshman
Anna-Maria Nau

Anna-Maria Nau

5' 10"
Redshirt
Jennifer Ong

Jennifer Ong

5' 3"
Junior
Daria Savchenko

Daria Savchenko

5' 10"
Junior
Alina Soltanici

Alina Soltanici

5' 8"
Sophomore

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