Beach Wins Seventh Straight

49ers Post Seventh Straight Win, Sweep Denver
Grady Upsets 57th-Ranked Player at No. 1-ranked Position

February 25, 2006

EUGENE, OR-- No. 46-ranked Long Beach State (7-2) made it 2-for-2 in the Pacific Northwest, sweeping past No. 54-ranked Denver (3-5) 7-0 on the campus of the University of Oregon on Saturday.

"Our team came up here read to battle," said Head Coach Jenny Hilt-Costello, who beat No. 22-ranked Oregon yesterday. "We posted two strong wins against some ranked opponents."

The team's seventh straight win of the season was led by Hannah Grady who combined with partner Jessica Weeks for an 8-2 win at the No. 2 doubles position, before she posted a 6-1, 6-3 upset over No. 59-ranked Suzana Maksovic at the top of the order. No. 91-ranked Katy Williams was a winner at the No. 2 singles position winning in straight sets over Annette Aksdal. LBSU swept all six singles spots and won two of three doubles matches.

The 49ers close out the road trip at the University of Portland on Sunday.

DOUBLES
1. Maksovic/Aksdal, DU def. Williams/Rocha, LBSU, 8-6
2. No. 25-ranked Grady/Weeks, LBSU def. Sackmaster/Iwinski, DU, 8-2
3. Bengson/Porsz, LBSU def. Boothman/Machem, DU 8-4

SINGLES
1. Hannah Grady, LBSU def. No. 59-ranked Suzana Maksovic, DU, 6-1, 6-3
2. No. 91-ranked Katy Williams, LBSU def. Annette Aksdal, DU, 6-3, 6-4
3. Stephanie Bengson, LBSU def. Rachel Sackmaster, DU, 6-3, 6-7, 10-6
4. Sandra Rocha, LBSU def. Kyla Iwinski, DU 6-2, 6-1
5. Jessica Weeks, LBSU def. Marisa Mechem, DU, 7-5, 6-2
6. Rachael Porsz, LBSU def. Lorinda Boothman, DU, 6-2, 6-1


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