By Ahah Yee (@ajah_yee )
San Jose State’s women’s tennis was unable to redeem itself against University of Nevada following a 4-2 home loss to Fresno State. It was swept 7-0 in its last home match of the season.
Although the Spartans (11-8) attempted to change the doubles and singles lineup, it didn’t prove much help against the Wolf Pack (7-8), as the Spartans lost every single match.
“Seven nothing at home is tough,” said head coach Chad Skorupka. “It’s a tough loss.”
The original No.1 doubles pair was senior Sybille Gauvain and freshman Savannah Sendar, but Skorupka promoted junior Miyo Kobayashi to doubles one with Gauvain.
“Her ball is deep and fast,” Kobayashi said about Gauvain. “I just trust her that she is going to make the ball and set it up for me so I can poach more.”
The pair was unable to finish their match because doubles two lost 6-2 and doubles three lost 7-5.
Singles was just as devastating for the Spartans despite the change in lineup.
“We are a very low-energy team,” Kobayashi said. “I think we should just cheer on each other more.”
Sendar moved up to singles four but lost 7-5, 6-2 to Wolf Pack’s Lilli Fekete. Her consistent baseline strokes were not enough to win the match.
After already losing the match to Nevada 4-0, the teams continued to finish the last few matches in hopes of a victory.
The last hope of a win came down to singles one Gauvain against Wolf Pack Claudia Herrero. It was a close match that went into a second tiebreaker, but Gauvain fell short at the last point for a 7-5, 7-6 loss.
The Spartans loss, however, wasn’t a major setback for the team.
“We are going to be seated top six in the conference even with this loss,” Skorupka said.
The Spartans face San Diego State April 21 before heading into the Mountain West Championships where they look to defend their title.