SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- For the second time in the last three seasons, the Sacramento State women's tennis team has claimed the Big Sky Conference regular season title, defeating visiting Portland State by a 5-2 score on Saturday afternoon and sending the seniors out with a win on "Senior Day."
Since winning their first in 2004, the Hornets have claimed at least a share of the league's regular season crown 11 times and will go for their third consecutive Big Sky Tournament title — and their 14th overall — as the top seeded team at next week's conference championships in Phoenix, Ariz. Saturday marked the first outright regular season championship for Sacramento State since the Hornets finished 8-0 in 2012.
With the win on Saturday, Sacramento State enters the postseason on a roll, winning its fifth consecutive dual to close out the year while improving to 17-5 overall and 7-1 in league play. The victory also pushed the Hornets to 9-0 at home this season and extended the program's home winning streak to 18 consecutive triumphs dating back to last year.
For the 10th consecutive dual, Sacramento State got out to a 1-0 lead in the match with a doubles point win. Cami Maldonado Gutierrez and Reese Walker earned a 6-2 win at No. 3 before Lou Baudouin and Emilija Pranyte outlasted their Viking counterparts for a 7-5 win at the No. 2 spot.
Walker made it a 2-0 lead with a win at No. 1 singles, defeating Scarlett Perkins by a 6-0 score in the first set before Portland State's top player was forced to retire.
Irene Riva defeated Nene Uemura at the No. 3 spot, 6-1, 6-3, and Pranyte (6-4, 7-6) and Palina Saulevich (6-3, 6-2) posted victories at No. 5 and No. 6 to wrap up the title.
As the top seed, the Hornets earn a bye into the semifinal round along with second-seeded Northern Arizona on day two of the conference tournament, which begins on Thursday (April 23) with the No. 3 seed taking on the No. 6 seed and the No. 4 and No. 5 seeds squaring off in the first round.
NCAA WOMEN'S TENNIS
Sacramento State 5, Portland State 2
April 18, 2026 // Sacramento, Calif. (Sacramento State Tennis Complex)
DOUBLES
1. Hana Abdelhamid / Marta Giglio (PS) def. Irene Riva / Palina Saulevich (SAC), 6-4
2. Lou Baudouin / Emilija Pranyte (SAC) def. Kasumi Hirayama / Nene Uemura (PS), 7-5
3. Cami Maldonado Gutierrez / Reese Walker (SAC) def. Anjolaoluwa Ige / Scarlett Perkins (PS), 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2*
SINGLES
1. Reese Walker (SAC) def. Scarlett Perkins (PS), 6-0 ret.
2. Marta Giglio (PS) def. Lou Baudouin (SAC), 6-4, 6-2
3. Irene Riva (SAC) def. Nene Uemura (PS), 6-1, 6-3
4. Hana Abdelhamid (PS) def. Cami Maldonado Gutierrez (SAC), 2-6, 7-6 (1), 1-0
5. Emilija Pranyte (SAC) def. Kasumi Hirayama (PS), 6-4, 7-6 (1)
6. Palina Saulevich (SAC) def. Anjolaoluwa Ige (PS), 6-3, 6-2
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2, 6*, 5, 4
