April 5, 2008

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - The San Francisco women's tennis team (5-9) was overwhelmed by No. 42 Sacramento State (17-4) Saturday afternoon, losing 6-1 to Hornets.

The Dons' Mylene Martin was the lone USF player to score a team point. Martin outlasted Melissa Valenzuela 7-5, 7-6 at No. 2.

No. 66 Jennifer-Lee Heinser's win streak, which was 13 entering Saturday's dual, was snapped by No. 45 Katrina Zheltova. Zheltova took the first set 6-4 and then Heinser won the second set 6-2. Zheltova got past Heinser in the third set with a 10-4 score.

USF will next compete Thursday versus San Jose State. First serve from Golden Gate Park is scheduled for 2 p.m. PDT.

# 42 SACRAMENTO STATE 6, SAN FRANCISCO 1

DOUBLES

No. 1 Katrina Zheltova/Melissa Valenzuela (SAC) def. Jennifer-Lee Heinser/Mylene Martin (USF); 8-4

No. 2 Luba Schifris/Karina Jarlkaganova (SAC) def. Jenny Sperry/Emma Taylor (USF); 9-8 (7-1)

No. 3 Aileen Tsan/Anastassia Lyssenko (SAC) def. Sarah Oudomvilay/Jessy Mekpoh (USF); (8-2)

Order of Finish: 3,1,2

SINGLES

No. 1 Katrina Zheltova (SAC) def. Jennifer-Lee Heinser (USF); 6-4, 2-6, (10-4)

No. 2 Mylene Martin (USF) def. Melissa Valenzuela (SAC), 7-5, 7-6

No. 3 Anastassia Lyssenko (SAC) def. Emma Taylor (USF); 6-1, 6-1

No. 4 Luba Schifris (SAC) def. Jenny Sperry (USF); 6-3, 7-5

No. 5 Karina Jarlkaganova (SAC) def. Jessy Mekpoh (USF), 6-1, 6-3

No. 6 Joyce Martinez Gutierrez (SAC) def. Sarah Oudomvilay (USF); 6-1, 6-0