With the victory, Sacramento State improved to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the Big Sky. Northern Arizona, which lost to the Hornets in last year’s Big Sky Tournament semifinals, dropped to 3-8 and 1-2 in the conference.

Sacramento State began the match by sweeping all three doubles contests to gain the important doubles point. The tandems of Hossain/Loredo (No. 1), Warwick Foy/Perez (No. 2) and Hague Van Dillen/Paul Komorniczak (No. 3) each won handily.

Hossain, who has played every match this year as the Hornets’ No. 1 singles player, knocked off the Lumberjacks’ Gareth Ducray, 6-3, 6-1. Hossain is now 3-1 in both singles and doubles matches this year. Loredo easily handled Jeff Morys, 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 2 singles spot and Perez knocked off Casey Ross, 6-4, 6-4 at No. 4.

Sacramento State will return to action next Friday, Feb. 24, when the team travel to Saint Mary’s for a 3 p.m. match.

Sacramento State 4, Northern Arizona 3

Phoenix Tennis Center

Phoenix, Ariz.

Doubles:

1. Junaid Hossain/Gabriel Loredo (SAC) def. Brian Grooms/Casey Ross, 8-4

2. Warwick Foy/Ramon Perez (SAC) def. Christian Tenev/Jeff Morys. 8-2

3. Hague Van Dillen/Paul Komoniczak (SAC) def. Gareth Ducray/Trent Hayward, 8-3

Singles:

1. Hossain (SAC) def. Ducray, 6-3, 6-1

2. Loredo (SAC) def. Morys, 6-1, 6-0

3. Henrik Lilja (NAU) def. Foy, 6-1, 7-6 (6)

4. Perez (SAC) def. Ross, 6-4, 6-4

5. Grooms (NAU) def. Van Dillen, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5

6. Hayward (NAU) def. Komoniczak, 7-6 (5), 6-4