Issue date: 3/2/08 Section: Sports

Media Credit: Brandon Lem Melissa Valenzuela hits a backhand in the Sacramento vs. Portland women's tennis game. [Click to enlarge]

Media Credit: Brandon Lem Katrina Zheltova chases down a ball in the Sacramento vs. Portland women's tennis game. [Click to enlarge]

Media Credit: Derek Adelman Aileen Tsan, sophomore, tosses the ball and sets up her serve against Weber State Saturday morning at Rio Del Oro Racquet Club. [Click to enlarge]

The Sacramento State men's tennis team fell to Utah 4-2 on Sunday. The wind prevented the teams from having doubles play.

Freshman Kiryl Harbatsiuk and sophomore Anton Stryhas were the only Hornets with victories.

Harbatsiuk beat Miron Mann, 6-0, 6-2, while Stryhas beat Othman Zerouali-Oua 6-2, 6-2.

Sophomore Holden Ching held on for three sets against Jason Smits and junior Sven-David Rueff battled to a 6-7 loss in his first set.

The Hornets concluded their fourth match in five days. They are in the midst of 12 straight away matches and face San Francisco at 1 p.m. on Friday, March 7, in San Francisco.

Cameron Ross can be reached at cross@statehornet.com

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