Box Score POCATELLO, Idaho -- The Sacramento State women's tennis team rallied back from an early deficit to tie the match at three-all in singles, but host Idaho State was able to hold off the charging Hornets, winning the final match of the day in straight sets for a 4-3 victory on Friday afternoon.
Sacramento State's record evened up at 8-8 overall and 4-2 in Big Sky Conference play, snapping a two-match winning streak. The Bengals improved to 9-7 overall and 4-2 in league with the win.
After Idaho State swept the three doubles contests, the Hornets began to chip away at the Bengals' lead.
Weronika Ejsmont and
Tsveti Yotova won back-to-back matches in straight sets to tie the contest then, with their backs against the wall following a win at No. 5 by ISU, junior
Mayya Gorbunova outlasted Hana Cho at the top spot in the lineup for a, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), victory to send it to the final contest of the day.
Sacramento State's rally, however, ended there as the Bengals' Stefanya Shalakhova took down the Hornets'
Grace McSkimming, 6-3, 6-4, to clinch the win.
Ejsmont's singles victory was her third straight and improved her to 3-1 at the No. 3 spot this season, while Yotova improved to 3-1 at the No. 4 spot in the lineup. Gorbunova's victory improved the junior to a team-best 13-3 overall on the season -- all of those wins at the No. 1 spot.
Sacramento State concludes its road trip against another Big Sky opponent at Weber State on Sunday (April 9) at 10 a.m.
NCAA WOMEN'S TENNIS
Idaho State 4, Sacramento State 3
April 7, 2023 // Pocatello, Idaho
DOUBLES
1. Lola O'Lideadha / Sol O'Lideadha (ISU) def.
Weronika Ejsmont /
Best Lee (SAC), 6-3
2. Hana Cho / Leah Kuruvilla (ISU) def.
Mayya Gorbunova /
Tsveti Yotova (SAC), 6-3
3. Megan Lang-Gould / Sydney Morris (ISU) def.
Maddy Ferreros /
Julia Moraes (SAC), 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 3*, 2
SINGLES
1.
Mayya Gorbunova (SAC) def. Hana Cho (ISU), 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5)
2. Lola O'Lideadha (ISU) def.
Maddy Ferreros (SAC), 6-2, 6-4
3.
Weronika Ejsmont (SAC) def. Sol O'Lideadha (ISU), 6-3, 6-3
4.
Tsveti Yotova (SAC) def. Megan Lang-Gould (ISU), 6-4, 6-4
5. Leah Kuruvilla (ISU) def.
Best Lee (SAC), 6-3, 6-3
6. Stefanya Shalakhova (ISU) def.
Grace McSkimming (SAC), 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 6*
