Long Beach State University
Saint Mary's
No. 36 Niners Cruise Past SMC 6-1
3/1/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 1, 2008
LONG BEACH--No. 36-ranked Long Beach State (6-4) rolled off their third straight victory, cruising past No. 48-ranked Saint Mary's (6-2), 6-1 on Saturday afternoon.
No. 75-ranked Hannah Grady picked up her second-straight victory over a ranked opponent and third ranked win in the spring, following a 6-2, 6-2 win over No. 57-ranked Jessica Hoath at the No. 1 position.
The No. 52-ranked team of Grady and Stephanie Bengson made easy work of Hoath and Feline Charlot, winning 8-0. It was the No. 1 doubles team fifth straight victory.
No. 4 player Stephanie Jeanes was able to win 6-1, 6-3 over Marah Calvo, while Lisa Sutton rebounded at the No. 6 position to defeat Charlot, 6-1, 1-6, 6-0.
In doubles, the team of Lisa Armstrong and Sutton won 8-4 to clinch the doubles point.
The 49ers next host UC Davis (Friday) and UC Irvine (Saturday) next weekend.
DOUBLES (LBSU won 3-of-3 for 1 point) #52 Bengson/Grady, LBSU def. Hoath/Charlot, SMC 8-0 Jeanes/Weeks, LBSU def. Calvo/Ordoveza, SMC 8-7 (8-6) Armstrong/Sutton, LBSU def. Young/Poorta, SMC 8-4
SINGLES (LBSU won 5-of-6 for 5 points) #75 Hannah Grady, LBSU def. #57 Jessica Hoath, SMC 6-2, 6-2 Stephanie Bengson, LBSU def. Alex Poorta, SMC 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (ret.) Deborah Armstrong, LBSU def. Claire Soper, SMC 6-3, 6-7, 9-7 (11-9) Stephanie Jeanes, LBSU def. Marah Calvo, SMC 6-1, 6-3 Stef Ordoveza, SMC def. Jessica Weeks, LBSU, 6-2, 7-5 Lisa Sutton, LBSU def. Feline Charlot, SMC 6-1, 1-6, 6-0
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