SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento State women's tennis team's incoming 2025 recruiting class has been ranked No. 18 in the nation among all mid-major programs according to Tennis Recruiting Network.
"We are very excited for our new Hornets to finally arrive to campus this fall," Head Coach Sophie Breault said. "We have another strong recruiting class that will help us further elevate the program to new heights."
It is the second time in the history of the program that the Hornets have been ranked among the top 25 — both coming in the last three seasons after Sacramento State's class of Reese Walker, Irene Riva, and Elena Mercioiu was the No. 16 mid-major class prior to the 2023-24 campaign. The Hornets were among those receiving votes in 2024.
Sacramento State is the only Big Sky Conference school — and one of only four West Coast programs along with San Diego (No. 7), Cal Poly (No. 13), and UC San Diego (No. 23) — to make this year's mid-major ranking, which includes all colleges in all divisions except for those in the four so-called "power" conferences in college football - the ACC, Big 10, Big 12, and SEC - as well as the Ivy League. The rankings do not factor in incoming transfer student-athletes or those who competed at another university in 2024-25.
The Hornets' incoming class is made up of three players who have international ties.
Lisann Brinkmann is one of the top juniors in Germany, ranking as high as No. 109 in the German women's division and ranked No. 21 in the Under-18 division at the time of her signing. Mexico's Cami Maldonado Gutierrez is ranked as one of the country's top 10 juniors while Isabella Temenugov, who was born in the Czech Republic, was the No. 32-ranked junior in Southern California and ranked as high as No. 24 in the Czech Republic at the time of her commitment.
Sacramento State wrapped up the 2025 spring with a 21-4 overall record and a 7-1 mark in Big Sky play, finishing second in the regular season standings before claiming its second-straight league tournament crown and NCAA Tournament berth. The Hornets gained an ITA national ranking for the first time since 2015, reaching as high as No. 49 in the nation, while finishing the year ranked No. 5 in the Northwest Region — tied for the second-highest regional ranking since 2008 behind only the 2010 squad which reached No. 4 in the midseason rankings.
2025 TOP MID-MAJOR RECRUITING CLASSES
1. Memphis
2. Rice
3. Furman
4. Louisiana Tech
5. UMass
6. Florida Gulf Coast
7. San Diego
8. Stetson
9. Florida Atlantic
10. Air Force
11. Navy
12. Fordham
13. Cal Poly
14. Murray State
15. Tarleton State
16. Chattanooga
17. Boston University
18. Sacramento State
19. William & Mary
20. Wesleyan
21. MIT
22. UAB
23. UC San Diego
24. Army West Point
25. Seton Hall
