| 49ers Drop A Tough
One To VCU
Beach Is 7-6 On Season
March 13, 2007
LONG BEACH, CA-- The #48-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis
team dropped a tough 4-3 decision to #24-ranked Virginia Commonwealth
on Tuesday afternoon at the 49er Campus Courts. Long Beach falls to 7-6
with the loss while the Rams improve to 15-3.
In doubles, VCU picked up the first point of the day, winning two of the
three matches. At #1 doubles, the #9-ranked doubles team of Olga Borisova
and Marianna Yuferova defeated Stephanie Bengson and Katy Williams, 8-4.
The 49ers won at #2 doubles as Hannah Grady and Jessica Weeks won 8-6
over Olena Leonchuk and Vera Petrashevitch. The Rams clinched the doubles
point at #3 doubles as Maria Klokotzky and Viktoria Konstantinova won
8-5 over Sandra Rocha and Rachael Porsz.
In singles, the 49ers won three matches, but fell just short. The outcome
came down to #4 singles where the 49ers Weeks was battling Kloktzky. Weeks
rebounded after losing the opening set 6-3 to win the second set 7-5,
But Kloktzky prevailed in set number three 6-3. At #2 singles, Grady defeated
#118-ranked Borisova 6-2, 7-6 (5). The win is Grady’s fourth this
season against a nationally-ranked opponent. At #3 singles, Bengson won
6-2, 6-2 over Konstantinova, while Rocha won at #5 singles 6-0, 6-2 over
Petrashevitch.
The 49ers will be at home on Thursday, March 15 when they host #52-ranked
University of Iowa at 2 pm at the 49er Campus Courts.
DOUBLES
1. Yuferova/Borisova (VCU) def. Bengson/Williams (LBSU), 8-4
2. Grady/Weeks (LBSU) def. Leonchuk/Petrashevitch (VCU), 8-6
3. Klokotzky/Konstantinova (VCU) def. Porsz/Rocha (LBSU), 8-5
SINGLES
1. #68 Marianna Yuferova (VCU) def. Katy Williams (LBSU), 6-3, 6-3
2. Hannah Grady (LBSU) def. #118 Olga Borisova (VCU), 6-2, 7-6 (5)
3. Stephanie Bengson (LBSU) def. Viktoria Konstantinova (VCU), 6-2, 6-2
4. Maria Klokotzky (VCU) def. Jessica Weeks (LBSU), 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
5. Sandra Rocha (LBSU) def. Vera Petrashevitch (VCU), 6-0, 6-2
6. Olena Leonchuk (VCU) def. Rachael Porsz (LBSU), 7-5, 7-5
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