Sac State women glad to leave Southern California

   The Sacramento State women's tennis team will return to Big Sky Conference play at home on Sunday, and not a moment too soon.
   The Hornets lost to No. 56 San Diego State 4-3 on Thursday to end an 0-3 trip to Southern California against nonconference teams. Sac State also fell to UC Irvine 4-0 and Pepperdine 6-1.
   In the deciding match against San Diego State (10-4), Kristin Buth of the Aztecs defeated Olivia Boija 6-2, 7-5 at No. 4 singles.
   Sac State (7-11, 7-0 Big Sky), which has won 99 straight conference matches dating to 2001, will play twice Sunday at the Rio Del Oro Racquet Club in Sacramento. The Hornets will face Northern Colorado (7-6, 3-2) at 9 a.m. and North Dakota (3-11, 0-5) at 2 p.m.

COLLEGE RESULTS

Women

   No. 56 San Diego State def. Sacramento State 4-3 in San Diego. No. 1 singles: Rebeca Delgado (SS) def. Julia Wais 6-3, 6-3. Team records: Sac State 7-11, San Diego State 10-4.
   Santa Clara def. No. 61 Loyola Marymount 5-2 in Los Angeles. No. 1 singles: April Bisharat (LM) def. No. 28 Katie Le 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. Team records: Santa Clara 7-5 overall, 3-0 West Coast Conference; Loyola Marymount 7-6, 0-1.