49ers Defeat UC Riverside, 7-0
Beach Finishes 7-0 In Big West Matches
April 18, 2006 RIVERSIDE, CA-- The No. 27-ranked Long Beach State women's tennis team closed out its regular season with a 7-0 win at UC Riverside. The 49ers are 18-4 on the season and finished a perfect 7-0 in Big West Conference action. The 49ers won the Big West regular season title and will be the No. 1 seed at the Big West Conference Championships April 28-30 at Indian Wells Tennis Gardens. UC Riverside is 5-14 overall and 0-6 in Big West play.
Long Beach began the day by winning all three doubles matches. At No. 1 doubles, Hannah Grady and Jessica Weeks, who are ranked No. 30 nationally, won 8-5 over Casey Cross and Erynne Oki. At No. 2 doubles, Sandra Rocha and Katy Williams won 8-5 voer Catrisha Cabanilla and Yasaman Sakhakorn. Long Beach closed out the point as Stephanie Bengson and Rachael Porsz won at No. 3 singles over Colette Chau and H.R. Espiritu, 8-5.
In singles action the 49ers won all six matches, five in straight sets. Grady, ranked No. 58 nationally, won at No. 1 singles 7-5, 6-2 over Cross while Williams prevailed at the No. 2 spot 7-5, 6-1 over Sakhakorn. Bengson won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 3 singles over Oki and Rocha came back from a set down at four singles to win 6-7 (7), 6-3, 12-10. Weeks prevailed at No. 5 singles 7-6 (2), 6-3 over Cabanilla and Porsz won at the six spot 6-1, 6-2 over Bethany Brendon.
DOUBLES
1-#30-Grady/Weeks (LBSU) def. Cross/Oki (UCR), 8-5
2-Williams/Rocha (LBSU) def. Cabanilla/Sakhakorn (UCR), 8-5
3-Bengson/Porsz (LBSU) def. Chau/Espiritu (UCR), 8-5
SINGLES
1-#58-Hannah Grady (LBSU) def. Casey Cross (UCR), 7-5, 6-2
2-Katy Williams (LBSU) def. Yasaman Sakhakorn (UCR), 7-5, 6-1
3-Stephanie Bengson (LBSU) def. Erynne Oki (UCR), 6-3, 6-1
4-Sandra Rocha (LBSU) def. H.R. Espiritu (UCR), 6-7 (7), 6-3, 12-10
5-Jessica Weeks (LBSU) def. Catrisha Cabanilla (UCR), 7-6 (2), 6-3
6-Rachael Porsz (LBSU) def. Bethany Brendon (UCR), 6-1, 6-2 |
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