DAVIS, Calif. -- Sacramento State dropped a pair of matches on the first day of the Aggie Classic, falling to both host UC Davis (5-0) and Santa Clara (4-1).
The headline of the day for the Hornets, however, was the play of No. 3 pair
Kate Doorn and
Mia Guevara. The duo won their match vs. Santa Clara in three sets, and set the new program single-season record with 17 wins. The duo is now 17-10 this season, and has won five of their last six matches.Â
The previous record of 16 wins was set last season by
Ashlynn Archer/
Ellie Tisko.
Today's outcomes were much closer than the final scores indicated. In the loss to UC Davis, three doubles matches went to three sets with the Hornets dropping each. That included
Greta Davis/
Skyler Gartin falling, 18-16, in the third,
Victoria Marthaler/
Aurora Bibolotti falling, 15-12, in the third, and
Reese Ampi/Archer nearly winning in straight sets before falling, 13-21, 24-22, 15-10.
If that wasn't enough,
Karlie Spohn/
Abbey Kadillak lost, 28-26, in their second set.
In the matchup against Santa Clara, Marthaler/Bibolotti fell again in three sets, this time by a 19-17 score. Doorn/Guevara posted the Hornets' lone win at No. 3 with an 18-21, 21-11, 15-13 victory.
Sacramento State (12-15) is back in action tomorrow for two more matches in Davis. That includes a 12 p.m. matchup with Santa Clara and 2 p.m. at UC Davis.
UC Davis 5, Sacramento State 0
1. Kinley Lindhardt/Ella Erteltova (UCDA) def.
Victoria Marthaler/
Aurora Bibolotti (SAC) 18-21, 21-13, 15-12
2. Kaitlyn Smyth/Shelby Santos (UCDA) def.
Reese Ampi/
Ashlynn Archer (SAC) 13-21, 24-22, 15-10
3. Skye Smolinski/Kate O'Steen (UCDA) def.
Kate Doorn/
Mia Guevara (SAC) 21-17, 21-12
4. Emma Johnson/Alexandra Leal (UCDA) def.
Greta Davis/
Skyler Gartin (SAC) 16-21, 21-17, 18-16
5. Ava Berard/Kirra Martin (UCDA) def. Karlie Sophn/
Abbey Kadillak (SAC) 21-12, 28-26
Santa Clara 4, Sacramento State 1
1. Sadie Snipes/Avery Cukjati (SC) def.
Victoria Marthaler/
Aurora Bibolotti (SAC) 24-22, 16-21, 19-17
2. Sammy Wood/Teagan Wilson (SC) def.
Reese Ampi/
Ashlynn Archer (SAC) 21-11, 21-17
3.
Kate Doorn/
Mia Guevara (SAC) def. Noelle Niederman/Mandy Hansen (SC) 18-21, 21-11, 15-13
4. Alexandra Urbina/Ciara Cantlen (SC) def.
Greta Davis/
Skyler Gartin (SAC) 21-14, 21-19
5. Tyler Parouse/Ava Stoddard (SC) def. Karlie Sophn/
Abbey Kadillak (SAC) 24-22, 21-9