On a chilly Friday afternoon, it was fitting that Sacramento State’s women’s tennis team breezed past San Jose State University at Rio Del Oro Racquetball Club.

The Hornets got off to a quick start by taking two of three doubles matches over the Spartans, earning themselves the doubles point. The Hornets recorded wins in all six singles matches en route to a 7-0 shutout over San Jose State.

In a battle of the teams’ top singles players, Hornet senior Gabriella Lundqvist made easy work of Ana Luckner, winning 6-2, 6-1.

“Gabriella found out real early that the other girl’s forehand was weak,” Hornet coach Bill Campbell said.

“(Gabriella) would hit it wide to her backhand and then counter with a forehand crosscourt.” Lundqvist also used her supreme stamina to outlast Luckner.

“I tried to get her to run around and get tired. I felt she got tired in the second set,” said Lundqvist, who began playing tennis at the age of eight in her hometown of Bastad, Sweden.

Hornet No. 2 player Marta Gronowicz got off to a slow start against San Jose State’s Coral Silverstone, trailing 3-1 at one point in the first set, but came back to win in straight sets 6-4, 6-2.

“Towards the end of the match my serve was working for me,” Gronowicz said. “I started to execute more points by moving her around and attacking.”

Petra Abraham won her match after Spartan Anna Norbell came down with a groin injury.

Amanda Sanches raised to team-best singles record to 12-1 as she took care of

Helen Van 6-1, 6-4. Roberta Fessenko and Christina Revieccio finished the sweep by both recording 6-0, 6-0 victories.

Sanches and Revieccio teamed up in doubles play to defeat Whitney Vasu/ Emily Kuo 8-1. Fessenko teamed up with Italina Kirknis to defeat the tandem of Helen Van/ Silverstone 8-2. Lundqvist/ Gronowicz lost their doubles match to Luckner/ Norbell 8-6, dropping their doubles record to 9-3.

The Hornets shutout over San Jose State marked their second of the week, as Sac State blanketed Saint Louis University 7-0 on Mar. 11.

The Hornets 12-1 record places them atop the Big Sky Conference, with a comfortable four game lead over second place Montana State University.

The seven Hornets who competed on Friday are made up of three freshman, two sophomores, one junior, and one senior.

Campbell has been very impressed with his young team, who was picked to finish second in the Big Sky in the preseason.

“These kids really know how to work,” Campbell said. “I think we’re getting stronger as we go along.”

The Hornets will now hit the road for a seven-day, four match road trip, which will take the Hornets to the University of Washington, Montana State, the University of Portland and the University of Nevada.

The Hornets next home match will be on March 31 at 11AM against Gonzaga University.