With the win, the Hornets (8-6) have now won six of their last seven matches and opening the season with a 2-5 record. Sacramento State is the middle of a season-long five game homestand as the team hosts Montana State (April 1), San Francisco (April 2) and Portland (April 3) on back-to-back-to-back days.

The Hornets swept all three doubles matches to gain the point as the tandems of Matt Jones/Peter Farkas (No. 1), Joakim Rydberg/Warwick Foy (No. 2) and Juniad Hossain/Ramon Perez (No. 3) each posted victories.

Sacramento State then won four of the six singles matches. Jones knocked off Pierre Ros-Barbier, 6-3, 6-3, at the No. 2 position and Hossain knocked off Saif Ali at the No. 3 spot (6-2, 6-3). Thomas Morton won at No. 4 over Patricio Rodriguez, 7-5, 6-3, and Peter Farkas completed the victory at the No. 6 spot over Julien De La Mettrie, 6-3, 7-5. Farkas improved to a team-best 8-4 in singles play this year.

Sacramento State will try to better its Big Sky record to a perfect 4-0 with Friday’s home match against Montana State.

Sacramento State 5, New Orleans

Doubles

1. Jones/Farkas (SAC) def. Bernard/Rodriguez (NO), 8-3

2. Rydberg/Foy (SAC) def. Ros-Barbier/De La Mettrie (NO), 8-5

3. Hossain/Perez (SAC) def. Ali/Erdei (NO), 5-5 (ret.)

Singles

1. Luka Bernard (NO) def. Joakim Rydberg (SAC), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 10-5

2. Matt Jones (SAC) def. Pierre Ros-Barbier (NO), 6-3, 6-3

3. Juniad Hossain (SAC) def. Saif Ali (NO), 6-2, 6-3

4. Thomas Morton (SAC) def. Patricio Rodriguez (NO), 7-5, 6-3

5. Mano Erdie (NO) def. Warwick Foy (SAC), 6-2, 6-3

6. Peter Farkas (SAC) def. Julien De La Mettrie (NO), 6-3, 7-5