SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 15, 2026) – Senior
Patrycja Niewiadomska improved her record in singles to 5-2 on the season as the Northern Arizona women's tennis team fell 6-1 at Sacramento State on Sunday afternoon.
NAU moves to 2-5 and 1-1 in Big Sky Conference action while the Hornets improve to 11-4 and 3-0 in conference matches.
The Jacks made doubles play competitive, with
Natalie Rainke and
Elen Jantacova pushing their match to a tiebreaker on court one. The Hornets ultimately took all three courts to jump out to the 1-0 lead. After a retirement on court six made it a 2-0 deficit for NAU, the Hornets put themselves on the brink of a clinch with a win on court five.
Natalie Rainke fought hard again on court two but fell in straight sets as the Hornets clinched with a 4-0 lead.
Following two more wins for the Hornets on courts three and four, Niewiadomska ended the match on a positive note as she picked up a win in two tiebreaker sets on court one.
DOUBLES
1. Irene Riva / Palina Saulevich (SAC) def. Natalie Rainke / Elen Jantacova (NAU), 7-6 (2)
2. Lou Baudouin / Emilija Pranyte (SAC) def. Patrycja Niewiadomska / Andrea Noguera (NAU), 6-4
3. Cami Maldonado Gutierrez / Reese Walker (SAC) def. Leontina Stojanovic / Mia Wolter (NAU), 6-4
SINGLES
1. Patrycja Niewiadomska (NAU) def. Reese Walker (SAC), 7-5, 7-6 (4)
2. Lou Baudouin (SAC) def. Natalie Rainke (NAU), 6-3, 6-2
3. Irene Riva (SAC) def. Andrea Noguera (NAU), 6-3, 6-2
4. Cami Maldonado Gutierrez (SAC) Elen Jantacova (NAU), 6-4, 6-1
5. Palina Saulevich (SAC) def. Mia Wolter (NAU), 6-2, 6-2
6. Isabella Temenugov (SAC) won via a walk-over
Order of finish: Doubles: 3, 2*, Singles 6, 5, 2*, 3, 4, 1
The Lumberjacks return to action next weekend as they welcome Portland State on Sunday, March 22. Opening serve with the Vikings is set for 10 a.m. MST and is free for fans to attend.
