With a single swing of a racquet, four hours of intense competition ended with a game-winning ace served by Sacramento State’s Ramon Perez.-

The pressure was on for Perez at the Marya Welch Tennis Center at UC Davis on Saturday with the meet tied 3-3 and all eyes on him as he battled the Aggies’ Jordan Combs.-

“I like playing under pressure,” Perez said.-

The Cancun, Mexico, native had been defeated in his singles match last week in the Hornets loss against Cal Poly and had lost his first set against Combs 6-3, but came from behind and defeated him 3-6, 7-6, 6-3.-

“He started playing really good, making me play how he wanted me to, but then I took advantage of him by going to the net,” Perez said.-

Perez going to the net gave the Hornets their first victory of the season making their record 1-1. –

Third-year coach and two-time Big Sky Most Valuable Player Sherif Zaher was pleased with his teams’ 4-3 victory over the Aggies. –

“This was a great win coming off a tough loss,” Zaher said. “The guys worked hard and they deserved their win.”-

Sac State started the day winning the doubles point 2-1. –

In singles, Sac State’s Matt Jones defeated Michael Chin 6-4, 6-4 at No.1 and Juniad Hossein fell at No.2 to Jayce Fitch 6-2, 6-3. UC Davis’ Daniel Elefant won his match against Thomas Morton 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3. Warwick Foy had no problem with Daniel Furman as he cruised to victory 6-2, 6-2. –

The match-up at No. 6 between Casey McMakin and Sac State freshman Micheal Thomsen ended with McMakin winning after a three set match 6-1, 3-6, 6-4. –

The longest match of the day was at the No. 4 between Perez and Combs. As they battled on the court, shouts of, “Go Razor!” came from the Sac State team. –

“He has come through time after time. He showed that he has a big heart,” Zaher said.-

The Hornets will face No. 54 Fresno State today in Fresno.