Long Beach State University
Cal NIKE Invitational
49ers find success on day one at Cal Invitational
9/25/2010 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Sept. 25, 2010
Berkeley, Calif. - In her collegiate debut, Klaudia Malenovska came through with a big victory at the Cal NIKE Invitational, taking down #32 Micaela Hein of Arizona State 6-2, 6-3, defeating the No. 2 seed at the tournament. That win highlighted a day that saw all seven 49ers advance to the round of 16 in their respective flights.
Malenovska's win over Hein was just the first win for the sophomore on the day, as she then advanced to the quarterfinals with a 7-5, 6-1 win over Nevada's Emma Verbenne. Also in gold singles, Jaklin Alawi defeated Santa Clara's Kacie Wagner 6-2, 6-2 before falling to #54 Kelcy McKenna. Anais Dallara was the third 49er to reach the round of 16 in that flight, beating USC's Lyndsay Kinstler 6-2, 6-3 before losing to #87 Alex Poorta of Saint Mary's 6-3, 6-1.
Armstrong, seeded at the top of the blue singles draw, held form on the day with two quick victories, beating Maggie McGeorge of Santa Clara 6-2, 6-4 before downing Susan McRann of Arizona 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals.
The rest of the 49ers also competed in the blue flight. Julie Luzar picked up a win over Anna Guzman 6-2, 6-2 before falling in the round of 16, and Sarah Cantlay advanced via walkover but lost in the round of 16 to Nevada's Florence DeVrye 6-3, 6-3. Also finishing with a 1-1 record on the day was Anna Jeczmionka, who beat Nevada's Lais Ogata 6-1, 6-3 before falling to No. 2 seed Tayler Davis of Cal in a hard-fought 6-2, 7-5 decision.
In a light day for doubles, Hein/McKenna of ASU defeated Alawi/Malenovska 8-4, while Armstrong stayed perfect on the day by partnering with Dallara for a 9-8 win over Aloia/Bukajeva of Saint Mary's. Cantlay/Luzar had the largest margin of victory, winning 8-5 over Lombard/Okremchk of Nevada.
Gold Singles
Klaudia Malenovska, LBSU def. #32 Micaela Hein [2], ASU 6-2, 6-3 (Round of 32)
Klaudia Malenovska, LBSU def. Emma Verbenne, UNR 7-5, 6-1 (Round of 16)
Jaklin Alawi, LBSU def. Kacie Wagner, SCU 6-2, 6-2 (Round of 32)
#54 Kelcy McKenna [3], ASU def. Jaklin Alawi, LBSU 6-2, 6-3 (Round of 16)
Anais Dallara, LBSU def. Lyndsay Kinstler, USC 6-2, 6-3 (Round of 32)
#87 Alex Poorta [7], SMC def. Anais Dallara, LBSU 6-3, 6-1 (Round of 16)
Blue Singles
Deborah Armstrong [1], LBSU def. Maggie McGeorge, SCU 6-2, 6-4 (Round of 32)
Deborah Armstrong [1], LBSU def. Susan McRann, UA 6-2, 6-1 (Round of 16)
Julie Luzar, LBSU def. Anna Guzman, SJSU 6-2, 6-2 (Round of 32)
Magdalena Wiecha, MINN def. Julie Luzar, LBSU 6-4, 7-6 (4), (Round of 16)
Sarah Cantlay, LBSU def. Diana Bukajeva, SMC, W/D (Round of 32)
Florence DeVrye [5], UNR def. Sarah Cantlay, LBSU 6-3, 6-3 (Round of 16)
Anna Jeczmionka, LBSU def. Lais Ogata, UNR 6-1, 6-3 (Round of 32)
Tayler Davis [2], CAL, def. Anna Jeczmionka, LBSU 6-2, 7-5 (Round of 16)
Gold Doubles
Hein/McKenna [4], ASU def. Alawi/Malenovska, LBSU 8-4 (Round of 16)
Blue Doubles
Cantlay/Luzar, LBSU def. Lombard/Okremchk, UNR 8-5 (Round of 16)
Armstrong/Dallara [3], LBSU def. Aloia/Bukajeva, SMC 9-8 (6) (Round of 16)
White Doubles
DeVrye (UNR)/Jeczmionka (LBSU) def. Chesoni/Ford (SCU), 8-3 (Quarterfinals)
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