Jan. 26, 2018
San Jose, Calif.----- San Jose State University recorded a convincing 7-0 win over Sonoma State University in a season-opening non-conference women's tennis dual match.
Playing in the new on-campus Spartan Tennis Complex for the first time, the Spartans (1-0) won every completed singles and doubles set in the match.
San Jose State jumped out to a 1-0 lead sweeping the #1 and #3 doubles matches both by identical 6-0 scores.
With senior Sybille Gauvain leading the way at #1-singles with her 6-0, 6-1 straight sets win over Sonoma State's Amanda Zuidema, San Jose State started its 2018 dual match schedule on a winning note.
Freshmen Laura Malsert at #4-singles and Jackie Wagner at #5-singles picked up their first collegiate dual match victories for the Spartans.
The Spartans conclude their first weekend of dual match action, Saturday, January 27 hosting #1-ranked Stanford (0-0), in a 12:00 p.m. (PT) contest. Despite being separated by less than 25 driving miles, the two teams are playing each other in a dual match for the first time since the 1988 season.
San Jose State University women's tennis
San Jose State vs. Sonoma State
January 26, 2018
| Final score: San Jose State (SJSU) 7 Sonoma State (SON) 0 |
| Doubles |
| Sybille Gauvain & Miyo Kobayashi (SJSU) def. Amanda Zuidema & Katherine Long (SON), 6-0 |
| Tamara Culibrk & Laura Malsert (SJSU) def. Jenna DeTurk & Carolyn Brooner (SON), 2-3, suspended |
| Jackie Wagner & Savannah Sendar (SJSU) def. Jennifer Kingsley & Katherine Long (SON), 6-0 |
| Order of finish: 1, 3. |
| Singles |
| Sybille Gauvain (SJSU) def. Amanda Zuidema (SON), 6-0, 6-1 |
| Tamara Culibrk (SJSU) def. Carolyn Brooner (SON), 6-0, 6-2 |
| Miyo Kobayashi (SJSU) def. Clarisa Colling (SON), 6-4, 6-0 |
| Laura Malsert (SJSU) def. Jenna De'Turk (SON), 6-1, 6-4 |
| Jackie Wagner (SJSU) def. Katherine Long (SON), 6-2, 6-4 |
| Clara Mantaux (SJSU) def. Jennifer Kingsley (SON), 6-2, 6-0 |
| Order of finish: 1, 2, 6, 5, 3, 4. |