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HORNETS CLINCH CAUSEWAY CUP WITH WOMEN’S TENNIS 7-0 VICTORY OVER UC DAVIS

4/5/2006


SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento State clinched the Causeway Cup after the No. 52 Hornet women’s tennis team defeated UC Davis 7-0 at Spare Time tennis courts on Wednesday afternoon.

With the victory, Sacramento State gained the five points it needed to claim the cup, an annual competition between the two schools. The Hornets now take a 53.75-31.25 lead over UC Davis on the year, with a total of 105 points available.

The women’s tennis team is now 12-5 on the season and on a four-match winning streak.

No. 1 singles player Margarita Karnaukhova improved to 8-4 on the year with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over UC Davis’ Ally Muller.

Freshman Luba Schifris, now on a four-match winning streak, defeated Robin Guier for her 10th victory of the season. At the No. 3 spot, freshman Joyce Martinez Gutierrez defeated Audrey Wingo, 6-0, 6-1, improving her record to 9-2 in 2006.

Junior Cecilia Helland remained undefeated (7-0) at the No. 4 spot with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Jenna Kappel. Helland is now 13-4 overall this season. At No. 5, freshman Anastassia Lyssenko defeated the Aggies Jessica Harris, 6-0, 6-1. Svetlana Pimenova then picked up a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Emma Shapiro at the No. 6 spot.

After sweeping the singles matches, the Hornets gained victories in the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches to also take the doubles point.

Sacramento State will next host Fresno State at noon at the Rio Del Oro Racquet Club on Saturday.

No. 52 Sacramento State 7, UC Davis 0

Doubles

No. 1 Muller/Guier (UCD) def. Irina Taranenko/Lyssenko (SAC), 9-7

No. 2 Schifris/Martinez Gutierrez (SAC) def. Mok/Kappel (UCD), 8-4

No. 3 Pimenova/Helland (SAC) def. Wingo/Shapiro (UCD), 8-4

Singles

No. 1 Margarita Karnaukhova (SAC) def. Ally Muller (UCD), 6-1, 6-3

No. 2 Luba Schifris (SAC) def. Robin Guier (UCD), 6-2, 6-2

No. 3 Joyce Martinez Gutierrez (SAC) def. Audrey Wingo (UCD), 6-0, 6-1

No. 4 Cecilia Helland (SAC) def. Jenna Kappel (UCD), 6-2, 6-0

No. 5 Anastassia Lyssenko (SAC) def. Jessica Harris (UCD), 6-0, 6-1

No. 6 Svetlana Pimenova (SAC) def. Emma Shapiro (UCD), 6-2, 6-1






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