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No. 44 Long Beach State topples Louisville 5-2
3/17/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 17, 2011
Long Beach, Calif. - No. 44 Long Beach State women's tennis extended its winning streak to three straight matches, defeating Louisville 5-2 Thursday afternoon.
Long Beach State started the day by sweeping the doubles point. Sarah Cantlay and Julie Luzar got the action started with an 8-2 win over Brown/Duncan at No. 3, while Jaklin Alawi and Rachel Manasse sealed the point with an 8-3 win at No. 2 doubles. Anais Dallara and Klaudia Malenovska then wrapped up the sweep of doubles by rallying from an early deficit to defeat Fellerhoff/Shine 8-5.
In singles, the 49ers' depth played a key role as Long Beach State won easily in the bottom half of the lineup. Cantlay dropped just a single game in a 6-0, 6-1 win over Gabrielle Duncan, while Alawi was a 6-1, 6-2 winner at No. 4 singles. Manasse defeated Amelia Harris 6-1, 6-2 to round out the bottom half of the lineup.
Malenovska helped clinch the win with a 6-0, 6-3 at No. 2 singles, while both Dallara and Deborah Armstrong fought back from first-set losses to force a super-tiebreaker with the team finish going to the 49ers. Both players dropped the tiebreaker however, with Armstrong falling 6-4, 1-6, 10-4, while Dallara lost in a battle in the tiebreak, dropping a 6-3, 3-6, 11-9 decision to Julia Fellerhoff.
The 49ers are back in action on the road tomorrow, playing No. 37 Pepperdine in Malibu at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 18.
DOUBLES
Dallara/Malenovska, LBSU def. Fellerhoff/Shine, UL 8-5
Alawi/Manasse, LBSU def. Harris/Villajuan, UL 8-3
Cantlay/Luzar, LBSU def. Brown/Duncan, UL 8-2
SINGLES
Julia Fellerhoff, UL def. Anais Dallara, LBSU 6-3, 3-6, 11-9
Klaudia Malenovska, LBSU def. Mandy Brown, UL 6-0, 6-3
Rebecca Shine, UL def. Deborah Armstrong, LBSU 6-4, 1-6, 10-4
Jaklin Alawi, LBSU def. Kaysara Mandry, UL 6-1, 6-2
Rachel Manasse, LBSU def. Amelia Harris, UL 6-1, 6-2
Sarah Cantlay, LBSU def. Gabrielle Duncan, UL 6-0, 6-1
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