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Long Beach State University Athletics
Long Beach State University
Louisville
Beach defeats Louisville 6-1
3/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 20, 2009
Long Beach, Calif. - Long Beach State picked up another solid win, defeating No. 75 Louisville 6-1 on Friday. The 49ers swept the doubles point and picked up five singles wins to beat the Cardinals.
The 49ers started out the day with a trio of wins in doubles. Hannah Grady and Jessica Weeks lived up to their top billing with an 8-2 win over Baez/Gorbea, and Deborah Armstrong and Lisa Sutton clinched the doubles point with a 8-4 win over Jones and Van Aerde.
In singles, Long Beach State swept the top five spots. Anais Dallara had the most impressive win, a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Jo-Ann Van Aerde, and Rachel Manasse also put up a zero, outlasting Lauren Imre 7-5 before a 6-0 second set.
Long Beach State concludes their busy three-match week at home tomorrow, hosting No. 42 Denver at 11 a.m. in the Rhodes Tennis Center.
Doubles
Grady/Weeks, LBSU def. Baez/Gorbea, UL, 8-2
Armstrong/Sutton, LBSU def. Jones/Van Aerde, UL, 8-4
Dallara/Manasse, LBSU def. Imre/Harris, UL, 8-5
Singles
Hannah Grady, LBSU, def. Lindsey Jones, UL 6-4, 6-4
Deborah Armstrong, LBSU def. Bianca Gorbea, UL, 6-4, 7-5
Rachel Manasse, LBSU def. Lauren Imre, UL, 7-5, 6-0
Anais Dallara, LBSU def. Jo-Ann Van Aerde, UL, 6-1, 6-0
Julie Luzar LBSU, def. Natalia Baez, UL, 6-4, 6-3
Sarah Miller, UL def. Lisa Sutton, LBSU, 7-6, [5] 0-6, 6-10
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