SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Sonoma State women's tennis team saw their season end in heartbreaking fashion on Friday as Point Loma Nazarene came from behind to stun the Seawolves 5-4 at the Pacific West Conference Championships in Surprise, Arizona.  The Seawolves, ranked 24th in the nation in the most recent ITA rankings, finish 2015 at 16-9 overall for their fourth winning season in five years under Joaquin Lopez.

Things looked good for Sonoma State early on as they rolled to a 3-0 lead thanks to wins on all three courts.  Kaitlyn Haithcock & Jordyn Kearney won 8-3 at No. 2 and Leire Martinez & Jacquelyn Ward won 8-4 at No. 1.  The closest match was at No. 3, where Karlee Budge & Hillary Fazekas edged out their competition 9-7.

Slowly, the Seawolves saw their lead disappear as the Sea Lions turned in wins at the 5, 2, 4, and 1 spots - in order.  Kearney kept the Seawolves alive, knotting the score at 4-4 with her 7-5, 6-2 win at No. 3, but PLNU got the clincher at No. 6 as Kirsty Mountain bested Fazekas 6-1, 6-3.


#25 Point Loma 5, #24 Sonoma State 4
Apr 17, 2015 at Surprise, AZ (Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex) 

Singles competition

1. Newell, Nikki (PLNU) def. #47 Leire Martinez (SSU) 7-6, 6-4

2. von Koch, Regina (PLNU) def. Kaitlyn Haithcock (SSU) 6-3, 6-1

3. Jordyn Kearney (SSU) def. Venugopal, Preethika (PLNU) 7-5, 6-2

4. Ramage, Hillary (PLNU) def. Karlee Budge (SSU) 6-4, 6-2

5. Weissmann, Jen (PLNU) def. Jacquelyn Ward (SSU) 6-3, 6-1

6. Mountain, Kirsty (PLNU) def. Hillary Fazekas (SSU) 6-1, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Leire Martinez/Jacquelyn Ward (SSU) def. Newell, Nikki/Weissmann, Jen (PLNU) 8-4

2. Kaitlyn Haithcock/Jordyn Kearney (SSU) def. von Koch, Regina/Venugopal, Preethika (PLNU) 8-3

3. Karlee Budge/Hillary Fazekas (SSU) def. Ramage, Hillary/Mountain, Kirsty (PLNU) 9-7

 

Match Notes

Point Loma 10-13; National ranking #25; Regional ranking #8

Sonoma State 16-9; National ranking #24; Regional ranking #7

Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (5,2,4,1,3,6)