ROHNERT PARK -- The Sonoma State women's tennis team got back on track Friday, dispatching visiting Westmont, 7-2, at the SSU Tennis Courts in Rohnert Park.  The Seawolves, ranked at No. 24 in the NCAA Division II poll, improved to 11-4 this season.  The Warriors, a Top 10 team in the NAIA rankings, fell to 4-7.

"This was a great win for us," said SSU head coach Joaquin Lopez.  "Westmont is a very good team with some talented players and we fought very hard to get the win today.  I was very happy with the result."

The duo of Katherine Long and Karlee Budge got the day off on the right foot with an easy 8-2 victory over their opponents at No. 3 doubles before Westmont came back to win at No. 2 against Amanda Zuidema and Hillary Fazekas, 8-5.  At No. 1, Jensyn Warren and Jordyn Kearney battled with Lauren Stratman and Isabel Lee all the way to a 7-point tiebreaker in which Warren and Kearney prevailed, 9-8 (7-3), to give SSU the 2-1 match lead.

In singles play, Fazekas (6-0, 6-0) and Budge (7-5, 6-0) earned straight-set wins at No. 6 and No. 5, respectively, to put Sonoma up 4-1 in the match and just one point away from clinching the win.  Stratman of the Warriors defeated Kearney 6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 for Westmont's second point of the afternoon, but a 6-1, 6-3 win by Zuidema at No. 4 clinched the match win for the Seawolves, their 11th of the season.  At No. 3, Kaitlyn Haithcock rallied from a first-set loss to win the next two (4-6, 6-3, 6-0), then Warren put the exclamation mark on the day at No. 2 with a 6-3, 4-6, 10-3 triumph.

Sonoma State returns to the court Saturday morning at 10:00 am to face visiting Hawaii Hilo at the SSU Tennis Courts.

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Sonoma State 7, Westmont 2
Mar 25, 2016 at Rohnert Park, CA (SSU Tennis Courts)

Singles competition
1. Lauren Stratman (WC) def. Jordyn Kearney (SSU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Jensyn Warren (SSU) def. Ines Costamagna (WC) 6-3, 4-6, 10-3
3. Kaitlyn Haithcock (SSU) def. Isabel Lee (WC) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
4. Amanda Zuidema (SSU) def. Haley Strandness (WC) 6-1, 6-3
5. Karlee Budge (SSU) def. Chloe Clement (WC) 7-5, 6-0
6. Hillary Fazekas (SSU) def. Fernanda Rivera (WC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Jensyn Warren/Jordyn Kearney (SSU) def. Lauren Stratman/Isabel Lee (WC) 9-8 (7-3)
2. Ines Costamagna/Haley Strandness (WC) def. Amanda Zuidema/Hillary Fazekas (SSU) 8-5
3. Katherine Long/Karlee Budge (SSU) def. Fernanda Rivera/Chloe Clement (WC) 8-2

Match Notes
Westmont 4-7
Sonoma State 11-4
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,1,4,3,2)
Additional Notes: Sonoma State ranked at No. 24 in NCAA Division II poll.