TURLOCK, Calif. -- The Sonoma State women's tennis team cruised to an 8-1 victory over host Cal State Stanislaus on Saturday.  The Seawolves, ranked No. 28 in the preseason poll and No. 9 in the latest West Region poll released this week, won their third straight match against the Warriors, improving to 4-2 this season.

All eight wins by Sonoma State were clinched in straight sets.  The only loss for the Seawolves came at No. 3 singles where the Warriors' Jessica Laurie rallied to defeat Kaitlyn Haithcock in three sets (4-6, 6-4, 10-7). Laurie came back in the second to pull out a 6-4 win and outlasted Haithcock 10-7 in the third-set tiebreaker with a forehand winner.

At the top spots, No. 10 nationally-ranked Sara Celma blanked McKenzy Harden (6-0, 6-0) while the top doubles match was won by the No. 21-ranked duo of Celma and Haithcock over J'Ana Diamond and Laurie, 8-3.

Sonoma State returns home on Sunday to face 26th-ranked Academy of Art.  First serve is set for 11:00 am.

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#28 Sonoma State 8, Cal State Stanislaus 1
Feb 22, 2014 at Turlock, Calif. (CSUS Tennis Court)

Singles competition
1. #10 Sara Celma (SSU) def. McKenzy Harden (CSUS) 6-0, 6-0
2. Leire Martinez (SSU) def. J'Ana Diamond (CSUS) 6-4, 6-0
3. Jessica Laurie (CSUS) def. Kaitlyn Haithcock (SSU) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
4. Sheena Johnson (SSU) def. Analyssa Tallas (CSUS) 6-2, 6-4
5. Lauren Ha (SSU) def. Jessica Stokes (CSUS) 6-0, 6-2
6. Karlee Budge (SSU) def. Kaitlyn Ireland (CSUS) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. #21 Sara Celma/Kaitlyn Haithcock (SSU) def. J'Ana Diamond/Jessica Laurie (CSUS) 8-3
2. Leire Martinez/Lauren Ha (SSU) def. McKenzy Harden/Analyssa Tallas (CSUS) 8-2
3. Karlee Budge/Sheena Johnson (SSU) def. Kaitlyn Ireland/Jessica Stokes (CSUS) 8-2

Match Notes
Sonoma State 4-2; National ranking #28; Regional ranking #9
Cal State Stanislaus 2-2