Long Beach State University
ITA Western Regionals
Final Day At ITA Regionals Yields Beach Champions
10/26/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 26, 2008
San Diego, Calif. - Long Beach State's time at the ITA Regionals came to close Sunday, as the 49ers still had four players in competition. Stephanie Jeanes and Deborah Armstrong shared top billing on the day, both reaching the consolation singles finals.
Armstrong took down UC Santa Barbara's Rachel Murphy to finish on top of her half of the back draw, while Jeanes won a 6-4, 6-3 decision over Katie Williams of UNLV. The 49er coaches decided to not have the teammates play each other for the consolation title, and instead the shared the honor of each reaching the finals.
In doubles action, Jeanes and her partner Hannah Grady were finally stopped in the main draw, falling to second-seeded Hein and McKenna of Arizona State in an excellent 9-7 match. In the back draw, Armstrong and Lisa Sutton picked up a win to move to the consolation finals over Oki and Regatta of UC Riverside 8-6, but lost in the championship 8-6 to Kobuch and Peter of Hawai'i.
Sunday's action concludes the 49ers competition for the fall. Long Beach State tennis will be back in action in January for team play.
SINGLES MATCHES ON SUNDAY
Deborah Armstrong, LBSU def. Rachel Murphy, UCSB, 6-4, 6-1 (Consolation Semifinals)
Stephanie Jeanes, LBSU def. Katie Williams, UNLV, 6-4, 6-3 (Consolation Semifinals)
DOUBLES MATCHES ON SUNDAY
(2) Hein-McKenna, Arizona State def. Grady-Jeanes, LBSU, 9-7 (Semifinals)
Armstrong-Sutton, LBSU def. Oki-Regatta, UC Riverside, 8-6 (Consolation Semifinals)
Kobuch-Peter, Hawai'i, def. Armstrong-Sutton, LBSU, 8-6 (Consolation Finals)
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