FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (April 5, 2025) – The NAU Women's Tennis team took down the Sacramento State Hornets 5-3 and moved their winning streak to double digits. The Lumberjacks also got revenge against Sac State after they knocked NAU out of the Big Sky Tournament last season.
In the doubles portion of the match, NAU took the point by winning two of the three doubles matches.
Andrea Noguera and
Ruslana Kovalenko were the first team to finish as they smoothly won 6-1.
Patrycja Niewiadomska and
Laura Duhl clinched the doubles point for the Lumberjacks in an extremely close battle, 6-4.
With NAU winning the doubles point, it gave them a 1-0 lead heading into singles.
Daryna Shoshyna gave the Lumberjacks their second point of the day with a straight sets win at the No. 1 spot, 6-3, 6-0. Shoshyna is now 15-1 in singles this season and is undefeated in the Big Sky with a 6-0 record.
Duhl lost her match on court four battling it out against Sacramento State's Reese Walker, 6-3, 6-1. This is Duhls third loss this season as she holds a 8-3 singles record.
Niewiadomska notched a win at the No. 2 position, grabbing a bagel on the way, 6-3, 6-0. Niewiadomska stays undefeated at that spot in the lineup with an 8-0 record. The win also put NAU one point away from clinching the match.
Elen Jantacova clinched the match for the Lumberjacks winning in straight sets, 6-1, 6-3. This was Jantacova's 12th win this season and 12th in her college career. She only has three losses this season and they came to Arizona, Cal poly and Richmond.
Noguera had an extremely close straight set victory as she had to win a tiebreaker in both the first and second set to win, 7-6, 7-6. Nguera is now 13-2 in singles this season.
Leontina Stojanovic lost in a third set tiebreaker in what was a close match throughout. Stojanovic lost to Hornet, Elena Mercioiu, 3-6, 7-6(6), 10-2. Stojanovic is 9-3 overall in singles and 3-2 in conference play.
The win moved NAU to 13-3 on the season as they are now riding a 10 match winning streak. The Lumberjacks have one more regular season match as they take on the Weber State Wildcats on April 12 for senior day.
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