BERKELEY, Calif. — The Sacramento State women's tennis team advanced three doubles teams to the semifinals of the main draw while five Hornets reached at least the semifinals in either the main draw or the consolation bracket of their respective flights over the weekend to close out play at the Cal Fall Invitational in Berkeley, Calif.

The second-seeded tandem of senior Palina Saulevich and junior Reese Walker played for the main draw doubles title on Sunday following wins over teams from Saint Mary's and Santa Clara, as well as a semifinal win over teammates Elena Mercioiu and Emilija Pranyte, but could not clinch the title after falling to California's third-seeded pair of Greta Greco Iucchina / Mille Johanna Moerk (CAL), 8-3.

Sacramento State's top-seeded duo of Lou Baudouin and Irene Riva also reached the semifinals with wins over teams from Stanford and Saint Mary's, but had their run ended by the Golden Bears' tandem of Iucchina and Moerk, 8-5.

In singles, the fourth-seeded Baudouin was the only Hornet to win her opener in the Blue Flight main draw, defeating Moerk, 6-1, 7-6 (1), before falling to Saint Mary's Iman Khan, 6-2, 6-4, in the quarters.

The Hornets then shined in the consolation bracket as Mercioiu, Walker, and Pranyte all gained the semifinals, with Walker advancing to the finals with wins over Santa Clara's TianYu Dong, 6-1, 6-2, and teammate Pranyte, 6-2, 6-4. Walker's run, however, came to an end against Moerk in the finals, falling in three sets, 7-6 (4), 2-6, 10-5.

In the Gold Flight, newcomer Cami Maldonado Gutierrez made a run to the semifinals, opening with a three-set win over Pacific's Cindy Ung, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, then defeating second-seeded Anna Rahman of Santa Clara, 6-3, 6-1. The freshman then punched her ticket to the finals with a 6-1, 6-4, win over Saint Mary's Sophie Stanton before falling to third-seeded Rayna Sugai of Pacific, 6-1, 6-4, in the championship match.

Freshman Isabella Temenugov reached the consolation finals of the gold flight after posting a 7-6 (3), 5-7, 10-3 win over Santa Clara's Madhumitha Satishbabu and a walkover after Pacific's Leyanne Hirota pulled out of the competition due to injury. She then claimed the title after Pacific's Cindy Ung retired due to injury.

Sacramento State is now off until Oct. 10 when they make a return trip to Berkeley, Calif., to compete at the ITA Northwest Regionals which runs through Oct. 14. 

CAL FALL INVITATIONAL
Hellman Tennis Complex • Berkeley, Calif.
Sept. 26-28, 2025

SINGLES
Blue Flight
R16 - Tiziana Marie Schomburg (CAL) def. Elena Mercioiu (SAC), 7-5, 6-1
CQF - Elena Mercioiu (SAC) def. Milena Mayorova (PAC), 7-5, 6-2
CSF - Mille Johanna Moerk (CAL) adv. Elena Mercioiu (SAC), w/o (inj.)

R16 - (4) Lou Baudouin (SAC) def. Mille Johanna Moerk (CAL), 6-1, 7-6 (1)
QF - Iman Khan (SMC) def. (4) Lou Baudouin (SAC), 6-2, 6-4

R16 - Iman Khan (SMC) def. Irene Riva (SAC), 6-3, 6-4
CQF - Mille Johanna Moerk (CAL) def. Irene Riva (SAC), 6-4, 7-6 (3)

R16 - Madison Weekley (SMC) def. Palina Saulevich (SAC), 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
CQF - Emilija Pranyte (SAC) def. Palina Saulevich (SAC), 6-3, 7-6 (4)
CSF - (2) Reese Walker (SAC) def. Emilija Pranyte (SAC), 6-2, 6-4

R16 - (3) Greta Greco Iucchina (CAL) def. Emilija Pranyte (SAC), 6-2, 6-3
CQF - Emilija Pranyte (SAC) def. Palina Saulevich (SAC), 6-3, 7-6 (4)

R16 - Anya Murthy (CAL) def. (2) Reese Walker (SAC), 6-7 (4), 6-1, 6-0
CQF - (2) Reese Walker (SAC) def. TianYu Dong (SCU), 6-1, 6-2
CSF - (2) Reese Walker (SAC) def. Emilija Pranyte (SAC), 6-2, 6-4
CF - Mille Johanna Moerk (CAL) def. (2) Reese Walker (SAC), 7-6 (4), 2-6, 10-5

Gold Flight
R32 - Cami Maldonado Gutierrez (SAC) def. Cindy Ung (PAC), 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
R16 - Cami Maldonado Gutierrez (SAC) def. (2) Anna Rahman (SCU), 6-3, 6-1
QF - Cami Maldonado Gutierrez (SAC) def. Sophie Stanton (SMC), 6-1, 6-4
SF - (3) Rayna Sugai (PAC) def. Cami Maldonado Gutierrez (SAC), 6-1, 6-4

R16 - Pauline Lerminiaux (PAC) def. Isabella Temenugov (SAC), 6-4, 6-3
CQF - Isabella Temenugov (SAC) def. Madhumitha Satishbabu (SCU), 7-6 (3), 5-7, 10-3
CSF - Isabella Temenugov (SAC) adv. via walkover
CF - Isabella Temenugov (SAC) def. Cindy Ung (PAC) via walkover (inj.)

R16 - Maggie Hoe (PAC) def. Lisann Brinkmann (SAC), 6-2, 6-4
CQF - Juliette Krumholz (SCU) def. Lisann Brinkmann (SAC), 6-3, 7-5

DOUBLES
R16 - (1) Lou Baudouin / Irene Riva (SAC) def. Emma Sun / Sein Myoung (STAN), 8-6
QF - (1) Lou Baudouin / Irene Riva (SAC) def. Sofia Daryaie / Madison Weekley (SMC), 8-2
SF - (3) Greta Greco Iucchina / Mille Johanna Moerk (CAL) def. (1) Lou Baudouin / Irene Riva (SAC), 8-5

R16 - Cami Maldonado Gutierrez / Isabella Temenugov (SAC) def. Pauline Lerminiaux / Cindy Ung (PAC), 8-5
QF - (3) Greta Greco Iucchina / Mille Johanna Moerk (CAL) def. Cami Maldonado Gutierrez / Isabella Temenugov (SAC), 8-1

R16 - Elena Mercioiu / Emilija Pranyte (SAC) def. (4) Milena Mayorova / Rayna Sugai (PAC), 8-6
QF - Elena Mercioiu / Emilija Pranyte (SAC) def. Lisann Brinkmann (SAC) / Nahreen Cheam (PAC), 8-1

R16 - (2) Palina Saulevich / Reese Walker (SAC) def. Iman Khan / Sophie Stanton (SMC), 8-4
QF - (2) Palina Saulevich / Reese Walker (SAC) def. TianYu Dong / Ashley Katz (SCU), 8-5
SF - (2) Palina Saulevich / Reese Walker (SAC) def. Elena Mercioiu / Emilija Pranyte (SAC), 8-6
F - (3) Greta Greco Iucchina / Mille Johanna Moerk (CAL) def. (2) Palina Saulevich / Reese Walker (SAC), 8-3

R16 - Lisann Brinkmann (SAC) / Nahreen Cheam (PAC) def. Jamie Pope / Madhumitha Staishbabu (SCU), 8-7 (2)
QF - Elena Mercioiu / Emilija Pranyte (SAC) def. Lisann Brinkmann (SAC) / Nahreen Cheam (PAC), 8-1
SF - (2) Palina Saulevich / Reese Walker (SAC) def. Elena Mercioiu / Emilija Pranyte (SAC), 8-6