Sonoma State 5, UC Santa Cruz 4

ROHNERT PARK -- After taking a 2-1 lead in doubles play, the Sonoma State women's tennis team scored three singles wins to end the home portion of its 2013 schedule with a 5-4 victory over visiting UC Santa Cruz on Friday afternoon at the SSU Tennis Courts in Rohnert Park.  The Seawolves improved to 15-9 and will wrap up the season on Saturday at UC Davis.  The Banana Slugs, who are nationally-ranked at No. 12 in Division III, fall to 10-7 on the year.

The duos of Sara Celma/Chloe Jolliff and Lauren Ha/Sheena Johnson earned 8-3 and 8-2 wins, respectively, to put SSU up 2-1 heading into the singles competition.  It wouldn't take long for the host Seawolves to clinch the match as Celma (6-4, 6-2), Megan White (6-2, 6-2) and Lauren Shafer (6-2, 6-3) cruised to straight-set wins.  Jolliff, Johnson and Ha rallied to take their opponents to a third-set tiebreaker, but eventually lost.

Sonoma State travels to Davis on Saturday to face the Division I Aggies in SSU's season finale.  First serve from the Marya Welch Tennis Center is scheduled for 10:30 a.m.

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Sonoma State 5, UC Santa Cruz 4
Apr 19, 2013 at Rohnert Park, CA (SSU Tennis Courts)

Singles competition
1. Sara Celma (SSU) def. Ariana Mokhtari (UCSC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Megan White (SSU) def. Alexandra Scotten (UCSC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Laura Wade (UCSC) def. Chloe Jolliff (SSU) 6-1, 4-6, 10-4
4. Courtney Lymburner (UCSC) def. Sheena Johnson (SSU) 6-4, 5-7, 10-5
5. Caitlin Mannix (UCSC) def. Lauren Ha (SSU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-7
6. Lauren Shafer (SSU) def. Suzanne Lipscomb (UCSC) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Sara Celma/Chloe Jolliff (SSU) def. Alexandra Scotten/Laura Wade (UCSC) 8-3
2. Ariana Mokhtari/Mary Collins (UCSC) def. Megan White/Lauren Shafer (SSU) 8-2
3. Lauren Ha/Sheena Johnson (SSU) def. Suzanne Lipscomb/Monika Prokes (UCSC) 8-2

Match Notes
UC Santa Cruz 10-7
Sonoma State 15-9