FRESNO, Calif. – Sacramento State opened the 2021 season on Friday with a neutral site matchup against the BYU Cougars. The Hornets fell to the Cougars, 7-0.

Sacramento State starts the season with an 0-1 record. BYU, meanwhile, remains perfect on the young season, improving to 5-0.

The Hornets are one of four teams participating in this weekend's Fresno State Invitational, joining BYU, Fresno State, and Cal Poly. The Hornets will face the host Bulldogs tomorrow afternoon.

Friday's action was highlighted by strong matches from returning redshirt sophomore Shauna Casey and newcomer freshman Jin Yu.

After dropping her first set at the number five singles position, Casey bounced back to a 6-4 second-set victory. Unfortunately, she was unable to complete the comeback, falling 10-5 in the third set. A Dublin, Ireland native, Casey spent last season, her first with the Hornets, as a redshirt.

Yu, a freshman from Portland, Oregon, put forward a strong showing in her first career collegiate competition. Yu won her first set as a Hornet, 6-3, at the number six singles position, but fell in each of the following two to drop the match.

Each of the other four matches went in straight sets and followed a clean sweep in doubles by the Cougars. Full results from Friday's match are below.

Sacramento State will be right back on the courts at Spalding G. Warren Tennis Center tomorrow when they face tournament host Fresno State at 1 p.m. PT.

More details on all upcoming games, including the team's home opener later this month, can be found online at HornetSports.com.