Montana State opened the afternoon by sweeping all three doubles matches to win the point. At the No. 1 doubles, senior Nick Sheehan and freshman Joakim Rydberg fell to Marek Gebicki and Braden Olson, 8-3. At the two, juniors Matt Jones and Peter Farkas were defeated by Federico Ueltschi and Tejeshwara Chigateri, 8-5. At the three, freshmen Warwick Foy and Assad Malik fell to Jake Berriochoa and Adam Stutts, 9-8.

In singles play, Jones lost for the second-consecutive day as he fell to Ueltschi at the one, 6-1, 6-2. At the two, Rydberg picked up his third-straight win as he defeated Gebicki, 6-3, 6-4. Sheehan picked up his second-straight victory as he defeated Chigateri at the three, 6-2, 6-3. At the No. 4 singles, Farkas dropped his match to Olson, 6-2, 6-4. At the five, Foy picked up the Hornets last victory of the day as he defeated Stutts, 7-6, 4-6, 6-2. At the six, Berriochoa clinched the match for Montana State as he defeated freshman Will McAlister, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3.

Sacramento State closes out the regular season as the Hornets host Idaho State on Saturday, April 24. The match will take place at the Sacramento State Tennis Courts on-campus. First serve against the Bengals is set for 11 a.m. If Sacramento State defeats the Bengals, the Hornets will finish no lower than the third seed. Last year, the Hornets defeated Idaho State, 4-2, in the Big Sky Championship match.

Montana State 4

Sacramento State 3

MSU/Anderson Tennis Center, Bozeman, Mont.

Singles

1. Matt Jones (SAC) def. by Federico Ueltschi (MSU) 6-1, 6-2

2. Joakim Rydberg (SAC) def. Marek Gebicki (MSU) 6-3, 6-4

3. Nick Sheehan (SAC) def. Tejeshwara Chigateri (MSU) 6-2, 6-3

4. Peter Farkas (SAC) def. by Braden Olson (MSU) 6-2, 6-4

5. Warwick Foy (SAC) def. Adam Stutts (MSU) 7-6, 4-6, 6-2

6. Will McAlister (SAC) def. by Jake Berriochoa (MSU) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3

Doubles

1. Sheehan/Rydberg (SAC) def. by Gebicki/Olson (MSU) 8-3

2. Jones/Farkas (SAC) def. by Chigateri/Ueltschi (MSU) 8-5

3. Foy/Assad Malik (SAC) def. by Berriochoa/Stutts (MSU) 9-8