SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – The Dominican University of California women's tennis team dropped a 7-2 result to Sonoma State on Friday at the Castellucci Family Tennis Center.
 
The defeat drops the Penguins to 2-2 overall while the Seawolves improve to 4-4.
 
Through Friday's match, Dominican earned points with a pair of singles wins from Rickimae Torres and Skyler Schaar.
 
Torres, a junior from Danville, topped Sonoma's Amanda Zuidema 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 2 position. Then at the No. 3 spot, Schaar defeated the Seawolves' Kaitlyn Haithcock with a thrilling 10-8 tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets 6-3, 3-6.
 
Despite Sonoma sweeping the doubles portion 3-0, the Penguins continued to battle through the singles matchups. Sophomore Alex Wartenberg was involved in a back-and-forth showdown at the No. 4 position as she split the first two sets with Jordyn Kearney 6-4, 4-6. Kearney took the result with a 10-2 tiebreaker finish.
 
The Penguins will return to action on Saturday with a 12 p.m. home match against American River.
 
Singles competition
1. Jensyn Warren (SSU) def. Brooke Briseño (DUC) 6-0, 6-2
2. Rickimae Torres (DUC) def. Amanda Zuidema (SSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Skyler Schaar (DUC) def. Kaitlyn Haithcock (SSU) 6-3, 3-6 (10-8)
4. Jordyn Kearney (SSU) def. Alex Wartenberg (DUC) 6-4, 4-6 (10-2)
5. Jenna Deturk (SSU) def. Cori Beeby (DUC) 6-2, 6-2
6. Karlee Budge (SSU) def. Solveig Karlsen (DUC) 6-3, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Warren/Kearney (SSU) def. Brooke Briseno/Skyler Schaar (DUC) 8-3
2. Zuidema/Deturk (SSU) def. Alex Wartenberg/Rickimae Torres (DUC) 8-4
3. Long/Fazekas (SSU def. Solveig Karlsen/Cori Beeby (DUC) 8-0