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Redshirt freshman Lou Baudouin sitting on a bench outside Yosemite Hall Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Baudouin earned All-Big Sky Conference honors in both singles and doubles in her first full season.

Season-long setback fuels Sac State redshirt freshman to success

Jahson Nahal, Staffer May 11, 2024
Sac State redshirt freshman Lou Baudouin overcame a season-ending injury to help lead the Sac State Hornets to a Big Sky Conference Championship in her first full season.
Sacramento State men’s tennis team celebrating with the Big Sky Tournament trophy on Saturday, April 27, 2024. The Hornets defeated the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks, 4-1, for the Big Sky Tournament Championship.

‘I was ready to die on the court today’: Men’s tennis gives their all for a championship

Ryan Lorenz, Staffer April 30, 2024
Sacramento State men’s tennis gets their revenge against the Lumberjacks and ends the Big Sky Tournament with a new trophy to show for it.
The Sacramento State women’s tennis team celebrating with the Big Sky Conference Tournament championship trophy after defeating Weber State 4-2 Saturday, April 27, 2024. The Hornets now have 12 Big Sky Tournament titles.

NCAA Tournament bound: Sac State women’s tennis wins Big Sky Championship

Jahson Nahal, Staffer April 28, 2024
Sacramento State women’s tennis added to their title count after defeating Weber State 4-2, in the final of the Big Sky Conference Tournament, sending them to the NCAA Tournament.
Sacramento State men’s tennis team won a share of the Big Sky Conference regular season after defeating Eastern Washington on April 14 and the women’s tennis team won their share of the Big Sky Conference regular season after ousting Portland State on April 20. This was the first time either team has won a share of the regular season title in over a decade. (Photos courtesy of Sacramento State Athletics, graphic created in Canva by Jahson Nahal)

Tennis teams drop rackets for trophies

Jahson Nahal and Ryan Lorenz April 24, 2024
Sacramento State tennis teams dominated the regular season and both men’s and women’s ended over a decade-long drought to win Big Sky Conference titles.
Seniors Mate Voros and Mark Keki with Sac State men’s tennis head coach Kevin Kurtz after receiving their awards for their achievements  Saturday April 6, 2024. The senior ceremony happened after their doubles match against Portland State.

Hornets leave the nest smiling after brutal beatdown of the Vikings

Ryan Lorenz, Staffer April 10, 2024
In a day full of emotion, the Sac State men’s tennis team battled through adversity and emotion to put on a show for their family and friends for their last home match
 Freshman Women’s Tennis player Reese Walker poses for a picture outside Yosemite Hall Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Walker has started the 2024 season off with eight wins while having a total of seven losses as well.

Texas born freshman is the missing piece in puzzle for Sac State women’s tennis

Orlando Fuller, Staffer April 10, 2024
Sacramento State women’s tennis player Reese Walker defies the odds and makes a name for herself as a Hornet.
Sacramento State’s women’s tennis freshman Irene Riva celebrates a point in her doubles match against the UC San Diego Tritons on Thursday, March 28, 2024. The Hornets defeated the Tritons 4-0 in their match-up winning the doubles and the singles.

Hornets’ rackets create a racket for UC San Diego

Ryan Lorenz, Staffer April 4, 2024
Sac State women’s tennis has proven to be a powerhouse in the Big Sky Conference, putting up another win and defending their home court against UC San Diego.
Sophomore Adam Chodur getting ready to return in his singles match against Northern Arizona University freshman Semen Agynskyy on Friday, March 15, 2024. Chodur won his singles match after winning a tiebreak in his second set, but the Hornets would lose the match 4-3.

First tennis home loss comes from rival’s rackets

Ryan Lorenz, Staffer March 20, 2024
Sac State men’s tennis lost their first game at home against Big Sky Conference rival Northern Arizona University on Friday, but had a dominating win against Seattle University on Sunday.
Freshman Irene Riva in her singles match against Weber State Saturday, March 16, 2024. The Hornets extended their winning streak to eight behind four singles wins.

Sac State women’s tennis rallies in singles for eighth straight win

Jahson Nahal, Staffer March 19, 2024
Sacramento State women’s tennis won its first Big Sky Conference match of the season against Weber State extending their winning streak to eight
Senior men's tennis player Mark Keki gets ready for another serve Friday, March 8, 2024 at the Sacramento State tennis courts. Keki won the first set in his singles match, with the match ending unfinished.

Sac State men’s tennis stays golden at home

Ryan Lorenz, Staffer March 13, 2024
Sac State men’s tennis now hold a 8-4 record after beating Hawaii and William Jessup in the Golden State Invitational.
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