Long Beach State University
ITA Southwest Regionals
Rozenberg and Gerard Stay Alive In Doubles Main Draw
10/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Long Beach State's tandem of Julie Gerard and Karolina Rozenberg stayed alive in the doubles main draw to highlight day two of the ITA Southwest Regionals n Friday. Maeva Razakasoa also advanced to the Round of 16 before bowing out.
The Beach split its doubles matches on Friday with Gerard and Rozenberg protecting their No. 8 seed and winning 8-7 (4) over a duo from LMU. They will play again tomorrow in the Round of 16. The seventh seeded duo of Ebba Unden and Hayley Thompson fell 8-3 in the Round of 32 to a doubles team from Arizona St.
Razakasoa began her day with another dominating performance in the singles Round of 32, defeating San Diego State's Kennedy Davis 6-3, 6-1. In the next round, Razakasoa battled with seventh seeded Zoe Katz from USC but eventually fell 6-3, 5-7, 6-3.
Ebba Unden got on track in the back draw with a couple of straight set wins. She won 6-0, 6-2 in the second round of the back draw and 6-2, 6-2 in the third round. Rozenberg jumped into the back draw in the third round of competition and gutted out a three-set win. Despite falling behind by a set, Rozenberg battled back to a 6-7 (3), 6-0, 13-11 winwith the third set being a 10-point tiebreak.
Both Unden and Rozenberg will compete again in back draw tomorrow wile Rozenberg and Gerard will take to the court in the doubles main draw. The four remaining Beach tennis players not in a singles draw will wrap up their fall seasons with an added match.
SINGLES RESULTS
Round of 32
No. 14 Razakasoa (LBSU) def. Davis (SDSU) - 6-3, 6-1
Round of 16
No. 7 Katz (USC) def. No. 14 Razakasoa (LBSU) - 6-3, 5-7, 6-3
Backdraw 2nd Round
No. 15 Unden (LBSU) def. Pepa (CSF) - 6-0, 6-2
Backdraw 3rd Round
Rozenberg (LBSU) def. Romeka (LMU) - 6-7 (7-3), 6-0, 13-11
No. 15 Unden (Unden) def. Morkel-Brink (USC) - 6-2, 6-2
DOUBLES RESULTS
Round of 32
No. 8 Gerard/Rozenberg (LBSU) def. Crespo/Grossman (LMU) - 8-7 (7-4)
Osborne/Sahagun (ASU) def. No. 7 Thompson/Unden (LBSU) - 8-3
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