Women's Tennis Loses Road Match at No. 72 Sacramento State

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – No. 72 Sacramento State won the doubles point and took the first three singles matches to defeat Santa Clara women's tennis 5-2 on Tuesday in a makeup match from February.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Palina Saulevich defeated Madhu Satishbabu 6-2, 6-4 on court six to clinch the match at 4-0 for Sacramento State (15-5).

The rest of the match was played out where Santa Clara (5-13) got three-set victories from Juliette Krumholz and Daniella Dimitrova on courts five and one for the final score of 5-2. Krumholz beat Emilija Pranyte 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 and Dimitrova downed Reese Walker 5-7, 6-1, 6-4.

Dimitrova also picked up a win in doubles. She teamed up with Anna Rahman to get a victory over Lou Baudouin and Pranyte 6-3 on court two but the Broncos were unable to secure the doubles point.

Saulevich, Irene Riva, Cami Maldonado and Walker won both their doubles and singles matches.

RESULTS:

#72 Sacramento State 5, Santa Clara 2

4/7/2026 at Sacramento, Calif. (Sacramento State Tennis Complex)

Singles competition

1. Daniella Dimitrova (SCUWTEN) def. Walker, Reese (SAC) 5-7, 6-1, 6-4

2. Baudouin, Lou (SAC) def. Lizanne Boyer (SCUWTEN) 6-1, 6-0

3. Riva, Irene (SAC) def. Anna Rahman (SCUWTEN) 6-1, 2-0, retired

4. Maldonado, Cami (SAC) def. Ashley Katz (SCUWTEN) 6-4, 7-5

5. Juliette Krumholz (SCUWTEN) def. Pranyte, Emilija (SAC) 3-6, 6-0, 6-4

6. Saulevich, Palina (SAC) def. Madhu Satishbabu (SCUWTEN) 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition

1. Riva, Irene/Saulevich, Palina (SAC) def. Ashley Katz/Tian Yu Dong (SCUWTEN) 6-4

2. Anna Rahman/Daniella Dimitrova (SCUWTEN) def. Baudouin, Lou/Pranyte, Emilija (SAC) 6-3

3. Maldonado, Cami/Walker, Reese (SAC) def. Lizanne Boyer/Juliette Krumholz (SCUWTEN) 6-3

Match Notes

Santa Clara 5-13

Sacramento State 15-5; National ranking #72

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (3,2,6,5,4,1)

NEXT UP:

The Broncos play at Pacific on Saturday in a West Coast Conference contest.

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