STOCKTON, Calif. -- Nine of Sacramento State's 10 players competed over the weekend at the Pacific Invitational at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center. The tournament marked the final fall competition for the Hornets.
Seniors
Ori Maior and
Patrick Wong, juniors
Rudolfs Aksenoks,
Michael Gravel,
Mark Keki, Jiri Novak and
Jan Silva, sophomore
Hayden Rand, and freshman Tyler Waddock each competed at the three-day event. The only Hornet to not appear in the tournament was junior
Mate Voros, who just played earlier this week at ITA National Fall Championship.
Overall, the Hornets combined for 13 singles wins as eight of the nine Sacramento State players picked up at least one victory. That included a 3-0 record for Aksenoks, and 2-0 for both Keki and Silva.
In doubles play, the Hornets combined for a 6-2 record, including a 2-0 mark from Novak/Rand.
The event concluded a busy fall that saw members of the Hornets compete in six different events. Sacramento State will not play again until opening it spring season at UC Riverside on Jan. 19.
SACRAMENTO STATE RESULTS
SINGLES
RUDOLFS AKSENOKS
Nov. 4 - def. Coleton Hootman (UCD), 7-6 (4), 2-6, 6-4
Nov. 5 - def. Matthew Rodriguez (SCU), 6-3, 6-1
Nov. 6 - def. Satchel Benn (NEV), 6-2, 6-4
MICHAEL GRAVEL
Nov. 4 - def. Aidan Watts (SMC), 6-1, 6-3
Nov. 5 - lost to Satchel Benn (NEV), 6-2, 6-1
Nov. 6 - lost to Sasha Nicolau (NEV), 7-5, 7-5
MARK KEKI
Nov. 4 - def. Andrei Volgin (UCD), 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-4
Nov. 5 - def. Santiago Hinojosa (SCU), 6-3, 7-6 (0)
ORI MAIOR
Nov. 4 - lost to Constantinos Djakouris (UCD), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
Nov. 5 - def. Jack Pulliam (SCU), 6-2, 6-3
Nov. 6 - lost to Matheo Coupu (NEV), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
JIRI NOVAK
Nov. 4 - lost to San De Vries (UCD), 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Nov. 5 - def. Nick Cmager (SCU), 6-3, 6-1
Nov. 6 - def. Delmas N'Tcha (NEV), 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
HAYDEN RAND
Nov. 4 - lost to Mitchell Davis (UCD), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
Nov. 5 - def. Tyler Waddock (SAC), 7-6 (3), 7-5
Nov. 6 - lost to Loris Zisswiller (NEV), 6-2, 6-1
JAN SILVA
Nov. 4 - def. Lucas Bollinger (UCD), 6-3, 6-2
Nov. 5 - def. Mann Shah (SCU), 6-3, 6-1
TYLER WADDOCK
Nov. 4 - def. Coby McCaig (PAC), 6-3, 6-3
Nov. 5 - lost to
Hayden Rand (SAC), 7-6 (3), 7-5
Nov. 6 - lost to Youssef Kadiri (NEV), 6-1, 6-4
PATRICK WONG
Nov. 4 - lost to Matthew Rodriguez (SCU), 4-6, 6-1, def.
DOUBLES
KEKI/SILVA
Nov. 6 - def. Bhatia/Elahcene (HN), 6-2
MAIOR/SILVA
Nov. 4 - lost to Hinojosa/Pulliam (SCU), 6-2
Nov. 5 - lost to Rodeia/Alam (PAC), 6-3
MAIOR/RAND
Nov. 6 - def. Schoemer/Schoelhorn (HN), 6-2
NOVAK/RAND
Nov. 4 - def. Cmager/Shah (SCU), 6-1
Nov. 5 - def. Saini/Das (PAC), 6-2
WADDOCK/GRAVEL
Nov. 6 - def. Hauck/Rake (HN), 6-3
WONG/GRAVEL
Nov. 4 - def. Rodriguez (SCU)/Waddock (SAC), 6-3