SAN FRANCISCO --
Stephanie Hoffmire ended her collegiate tennis career with her 51st victory, a win in straight sets at No. 5 singles,
Lauren Ha also scored a singles win and Ha teamed up with
Sheena Johnson to dispatch their opponents at No. 3 doubles, but the 43rd-ranked Sonoma State women's tennis team would drop a 5-3 decision on the final day of the 2012 season to host and 42nd-ranked Academy of Art on Sunday afternoon in San Francisco. The Seawolves end their campaign at 13-13 overall and 9-11 against in-region opponents. The Urban Knights rise to 13-11.
Hoffmire cruised to a 6-0, 6-1 victory while Ha won with a mirrored score of 6-1, 6-0. That would be all the points that Sonoma State would get in singles play, as the Academy of Art got victories at No. 1, 2 and 3. In doubles action, Ha and Johnson took care of their counterparts, Cecilia Hedin and Paola Correa Fe, by a score of 8-5.
Sonoma State recorded 13 victories this season, the most dual-match victories in the program's last 10 seasons (the 2002 squad went 13-9 that year).
#42 Academy of Art 5, #43 Sonoma State 3
Apr 22, 2012 at San Francisco, Calif. (San Francisco Tennis Club)
Singles competition
1. Kunkanda Phukchampa (AAU) def.
Megan White (SSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Amal Ben El Hadj (AAU) def.
Krista Cole (SSU) 6-1, 7-5
3. Jenny Johansson (AAU) def.
Brooke McBride (SSU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Diane Phan (AAU) vs.
Sheena Johnson (SSU) 4-6, 6-0, unfinished
5.
Stephanie Hoffmire (SSU) def. Paola Correa Fe (AAU) 6-0, 6-1
6.
Lauren Ha (SSU) def. Sarah Lemp (AAU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Kunkanda Phukchampa/Jenny Johansson (AAU) def.
Megan White/
Krista Cole (SSU) 8-2
2. Amal Ben El Hadj/Diane Phan (AAU) def.
Stephanie Hoffmire/
Brooke McBride (SSU) 8-4
3.
Lauren Ha/
Sheena Johnson (SSU) def. Cecilia Hedin/Paola Correa Fe (AAU) 8-5
Match Notes
Sonoma State 13-13; National ranking #43; Regional ranking #8
Academy of Art University 13-11; National ranking #42; Regional ranking #7