Long Beach State University
Cal Nike Invitational
49ers Fall on Final Day of Cal Invite
9/28/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 28, 2008
BERKELEY-- It was a tough final day at the UC Berkeley Nike Invitational for Long Beach State as Lisa Sutton lost in the White Draw's Finals to Nienke Strijbis of Saint Mary's 6-4, 6-1 and Rachel Manasse finished off her first collegiate tournament in the Blue Draw's Semifinals with a 7-6, 6-0 loss to Rachael Dillon from the host Golden Bears.
The doubles tandem of Lisa Sutton and Deborah Armstrong reached the finals of the Blue Draw, losing to Arizona State's Ashlee Brown and Sianna Simmons 9-8, after dropping the tiebreaker by scoring just three points.
Freshman Julie Luzar picked up the win in the White Consolation Semifinals over Arizona State's Amanda Martin, 6-1, 3-6, 10-4, as the finals were not played due to an injury to her opponent.
In the consolation bracket, two players reached the semifinals, all losing in three sets, Deborah Armstrong, who lost 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 to Fresno State's Laura Pola in the Blue Consolation Semifinals and No. 64 Hannah Grady who lost 6-2, 6-7 and 10-8 in the Gold Consolation Semifinals to Arizona's Sarah Landsman.
Grady will have only 48 hours to rest, as she is scheduled to compete in the Riviera Championships in Pacific Palisades starting on Tuesday against Georgia's junior Naoko Ueshima, a second team All-SEC pick last season.
SINGLES MATCHES ON SUNDAY
Nienke Strijbis, Saint Mary's def. Lisa Sutton, LBSU 6-4, 6-1 (White Finals)
Rachael Dillon, Cal def. Rachel Manasse, LBSU 7-6, 6-0 (Blue Semifinals)
Julie Luzar, LBSU def. Amanda Martin, Arizona State 6-1, 3-6, 10-4 (White Consolation Semifinals, White Finals Not Played)
Sarah Landsman, Arizona (7) #64 Hannah Grady, LBSU 6-2, 6-7, 10-8 (Gold Consolation Semifinals)
Laura Pola, Fresno State def. Deborah Armstrong, LBSU 6-3, 3-6, 10-8 (Blue Consolation Semifinals)
Stephanie Jeanes, LBSU def. Aothnait Lombard, Nevada 6-1, 6-1
DOUBLES MATCHES ON SUNDAY
Ashlee Brown/Sianna Simmons, Arizona State defeated Armstrong/Sutton, LBSU 9-8 (Blue Finals)
Grady/Jeanes, LBSU def. Aodhnait Lombard/Lais Ogata/Nevada, 8-3
