2016 PacWest Women's Tennis Championship Central

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The Sonoma State women's tennis team picked up where they left off Wednesday despite an 11-day layoff between matches, cruising to a 5-0 win over Holy Names in the opening round of the 2016 PacWest Tennis Championships in Surprise, Ariz. 

The Seawolves, ranked 24th in the nation and the No. 6 seed in the conference tournament this week, improved to 15-6 overall.  The No. 11 seed Hawks fall to 9-13.

It got started in doubles action as Sonoma easily dispatched the Hawks in all three doubles matches to take an early 3-0 lead.  In singles, Jordyn Kearney shutout Stella Dominik in straight sets (6-0, 6-0) at No. 2 before Jensyn Warren completed a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 1 to clinch the match.  Once a team has scored its fifth point, the rest of the singles matches come to an abrupt halt. 

At the time the match ended, the other four Seawolves -- Kaitlyn Haithcock (6-1, 5-3), Amanda Zuidema (6-1, 4-1), Karlee Budge (4-4), and Katherine Line (6-1, 5-0) -- all led their opponents on their courts.

Sonoma State advances to the PacWest quarterfinals and will face 14th-ranked and No. 3 seed Azusa Pacific (14-6) on Thursday at 9:00 am.  The Seawolves and Cougars faced each other once this season, and it was APU to take a 6-3 win in Azusa back on Mar. 14th.

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#24 Sonoma State 5, Holy Names 0
Apr 13, 2016 at Surprise, AZ (Surprise Tennis & Racquet Center)

Singles competition
1. Jensyn Warren (SSU) def. Chelsea Smithback (HNU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Jordyn Kearney (SSU) def. Stella Dominik (HNU) 6-0, 6-0
3. Kaitlyn Haithcock (SSU) vs. Rutendo Gwaze (HNU) 6-1, 5-3, unfinished
4. Amanda Zuidema (SSU) vs. Mariel Bautista (HNU) 6-1, 4-1, unfinished
5. Karlee Budge (SSU) vs. Julia Golub (HNU) 4-4, unfinished
6. Katherine Long (SSU) vs. Taylor Barajas (HNU) 6-1, 5-0, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. Jensyn Warren/Jordyn Kearney (SSU) def. Rutendo Gwaze/Chelsea Smithback (HNU) 8-1
2. Amanda Zuidema/Hillary Fazekas (SSU) def. Taylor Barajas/Mariel Bautista (HNU) 8-2
3. Kaitlyn Haithcock/Katherine Long (SSU) def. Amaru Hernandez/Stella Dominik (HNU) 8-3

Match Notes
Holy Names 9-13
Sonoma State 15-6; National ranking #24; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (2,1)
2016 PacWest Championships -- First Round