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Stephanie Hoffmire
Stephen Kirschenmann

Women's Tennis

Urban Knights Sneak By Seawolves, 5-3, In 2012 Season FInale

Senior Stephanie Hoffmire compiled a 51-28 record in singles play in her four-year career at SSU.
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