It was a busy weekend for the Sacramento State men?s and women?s tennis team. The women?s team won both of their games at Santa Barbara, Calif., while the men?s team completed the three-game Pacific Northwest tour, winning 1-2 at the Nordstrom Tennis Center in Seattle, Wash.

The women?s team defeated University of California, Santa Barbara 5-2 on Friday and continued its winning ways against the University of Hawaii Saturday, beating them 6-1.

With the successful road trip, the Hornets improved their season record to 6-1.

The men?s team started off their weekend by getting blown out by the University of Washington 7-0 on Friday. The Hornets rebounded strongly on Saturday sweeping Idaho University 7-0, before losing to Texas Tech University 6-0 on Sunday. After dropping two of three contests, Sac State?s record fell to 2-3.

The women?s team lost its first two singles matches to UCSB with Uzma Khan beating senior Gabriella Lundqvist 6-3 and 6-3 in the No. 1 spot. After starting the season on a torrid streak, Lundqvist has dropped her last two singles matches. The Gaucho?s Cindy Ammann defeated Sac State?s Marta Gronowicz 6-3 and 6-2 in the No. 2 singles action.

The Hornet?s Amanda Sanches, after dropping the first set to UCSB?s Shiho Fukushima 2-6 during the No. 5 singles action, captured the final two sets 6-2 and 6-2 to escape with Friday?s most hotly contested single?s competition.

The rest of the Hornets singles players won their matches, with freshman Roberta Fessenko winning the No. 3 position in straight sets over Chelsea Dillon 6-1 and 6-0. Sophomore Petra Abraham defeated Michelle Stewart 6-2 and 6-1 in the No. 4 match, and Christina Rivieccio won the No. 6 match up 6-2, 6-1 against UCSB?s Myriah FitzGibbon.

Lundqvist/Gronowicz spearheaded a convincing sweep over the Gauchos in doubles play, winning the No. 1 position 8-5.

Fessenko and sophomore Italina Kirknis followed suit taking the No. 2 doubles match 8-4. Abraham/Sanches rounded out the winning, ousting their counterpart 8-5 during the No. 3 doubles pairings.

The Hornets had no problems beating up on Hawaii, winning five of their six singles matches. The Hornets, who have made a concerted effort to improve their doubles department this season, swept doubles play for the second consecutive day.

Only Fessenko lost her No. 3 match against Birgitte Brubakken, 6-7.

The men?s team had very little success during the first game of their Pacific Northwest tour, as Washington routed Sac State in every facet of the game ? taking both the singles and doubles matches.

The Hornets nearly stole a point during the headlining match-up in doubles play. Sac State?s Sherif Zaher and freshman Matthew Jones narrowly lost against the Huskies Christoph Palmanshofer and Alex Vlaski, 9-8.

“(Zaher and Jones) played one of the greatest matches against Washington,” Coupe said.

Men?s Tennis coach Chris Evers, who is in his ninth year with the program, said that the Huskies were just a better team with more experience. Evers continued to credit Washington, citing its huge serves as an obvious advantage.

Against Idaho on Saturday, the Hornets bounced back and won all of their singles matches.

Zaher beat the Vandals? Eddie Brisbois 6-2 and 6-3 during the No. 1 singles match. Sac State?s Fabio Jesus was victorious in the No. 2 match against Washington?s Steve Desilva, 6-3 and 6-3.

Jones lost the first set to Fredrik von Sydow, but came back to win the match in the last two sets 7-5 and 6-1. In the No. 4 match, freshman Ali Abbou beat Chris Faulman 6-3, 5-7 and 10-7. Sac State?s Nick Sheehan defeated Hector Mucharraz 6-3, 2-6 and 6-3 in the No. 5 match, and Peter Farkus completed the sweep by winning against Janus Cromwell 6-1 and 6-4.

On Sunday, Texas smashed Sac State?s top six singles players, sending the Hornets packing with a 6-0 defeat. Both teams did not play the doubles matches.

Despite dropping two road games, men?s assistant coach Damon Coupe remained optimistic.

“(The matches) didn?t go our way on Sunday,” Coupe said. “I think it was a good experience.

“We played well against Washington then turned it around against Idaho.”