Tennis wins third straight

Hiillary Gatlin

The Sacramento State women?s tennis team is on a three-game winning streak after defeating the University of California, Davis 8-1 this past Saturday. Not since 1991 has a Sac State women?s tennis team been undefeated after its third match of the season.

The Hornets dominated singles action, sweeping the Aggies. Gabriella Lundqvist and Christina Rivieccio paced the Hornets, ousting their competition in straight sets. Lundqvist, Sac State?s No. 1 singles player, defeated the Aggies’ Jill Howard 6-1 and 6-2. Rivieccio followed suit with a convincing win over Nancy Mok, 6-2, 6-1.

“All of the singles (matches) went very well,” Campbell said.

In the doubles matches, Marta Gronowicz and Lundqvist were victorious over Alisse Ali-Christie and Janice Salomon, 8-3. The Hornets? Rivieccio and Petra Abraham defeated Howard/Mok 8-1.

The Aggies did manage to take the No. 2 doubles point from Sac State?s Roberta Fessenko and Italina Kirknis, giving Davis its only win.

Britni Webb and Gretchen Schantz beat Fessenko/Italina Kirknus, 8-2.

After the competition, Campbell said his team is still working on forming its best doubles combinations.

In light of last season?s performance, the Hornets? undefeated start marks notable improvement. The Hornets ended with an 11-10 overall record last season and the team hopes to continue improving on that record.

“We?re much stronger than we were last year,” Campbell said.

With three victories under its belt, Sac State is living up to its potential and is looking forward to a successful season.

The Hornets hope to keep up the winning pace as they enter their fourth contest against the University of the Pacific. The Hornets will take on the Tigers this Saturday at Rio Del Oro R.C. Matches are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.