Last season, the Sacramento State University women's tennis team claimed its second straight Big Sky Conference Tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth. The Hornets were included among the region's best teams, ending the spring ranked No. 5 in the Northwest Region, according to the Intercollegiate Tennis Associations final poll. Photo courtesy of California State University, Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) – California State University, Sacramento women’s tennis team’s 2025 recruiting class has been ranked No. 18 in the nation among all mid-major programs, according to Tennis Recruiting Network.

“We are very excited for our new Hornets to finally arrive to campus this fall,” head coach Sophie Breault said. “We have another strong recruiting class that will help us further elevate the program to new heights.”

It is the second time in the program’s history that the Hornets have been ranked among the Top 25, both coming in the last three seasons after Sacramento State’s class of Reese Walker, Irene Riva and Elena Mercioiu was the No. 16 mid-major class prior to the 2023-24 campaign. The Hornets were among those receiving votes in 2024.

Sacramento State University is the only Big Sky Conference school and one of only four West Coast programs, along with San Diego (No. 7), Cal Poly (No. 13) and University of California, San Diego (No. 23), to make this year’s mid-major ranking, which includes all colleges in all divisions except for those in the four so-called "power" conferences in college football, including the ACC, Big 10, Big 12, and SEC, as well as the Ivy League. The rankings do not factor in incoming transfer student-athletes or those who competed at another university in 2024-25.

The Hornets’ incoming class is made up of three players who have international ties.

Lisann Brinkmann is one of the top juniors in Germany, ranking as high as No. 109 in the German women’s division and ranked No. 21 in the Under-18 division at the time of her signing.

Mexico’s Cami Maldonado Gutierrez is ranked as one of the country’s top 10 juniors while Isabella Temenugov, who was born in the Czech Republic, was the No. 32-ranked junior in Southern California and ranked as high as No. 24 in the Czech Republic at the time of her commitment.

Sacramento State University wrapped up the 2025 spring with a 21-4 overall record and a 7-1 mark in Big Sky play, finishing second in the regular season standings before claiming its second-straight league tournament crown and National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament berth. The Hornets gained an Intercollegiate Tennis Association national ranking for the first time since 2015, reaching as high as No. 49 in the nation, while finishing the year ranked No. 5 in the Northwest Region and tied for the second-highest regional ranking since 2008 behind only the 2010 squad which reached No. 4 in the midseason rankings.

Memphis leads the 2025 top mid-major recruiting classes, followed by Rice, Furman, Louisiana Tech, University of Massachusetts, Florida Gulf Coast, San Diego, Stetson, Florida Atlantic and Air Force rounding out the Top Ten, with Navy, Fordham, Cal Poly and others including Sacramento State University, MIT, and Seton Hall completing the Top 25.