Friday, October 5
Long Beach, Calif.
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Beach Tennis Closes First Day Of Hosting Fall Tournament
10/5/2018 5:32:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LBSU had two pairs reach the semifinals in the top flight of doubles.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State closed out a successful first day at the Beach Tennis Tournament, grabbing six wins in singles and advancing three pairs to the doubles semifinals in the first day of competition in the team's fall home tournament.
Friday's action featured two rounds of doubles for the larger flight, as both the Round of 16 and the quarterfinals for the main draw and consolation were contested in the opening day. The Beach had three pairs competing in the main draw, and saw two advance to the semfiinals with a pair of wins.
Emma Bardet and Lalita Devarakonda began the day with a 6-2 win over Morel/Occhipinti of Grand Canyon, and then shut out Siobhan Anderson and Yesica De Lucas of Loyola Marymount to make their way to the semifinal round. They will be joined by Natalia Munoz and Dominique Meyer, who started with a 6-3 win over Emma Roenhold and Evelyn Schmidt of Big West foes CSUN and then dropped Buhr/Mokrova of Grand Canyon 6-2 to continue in the main draw.
Zara Lennon and Wiktoria Rutkowska also picked up a 6-4 win over Eszter Zador and Nina Nikitovic of Portland State in the first round of doubles, but fell to Yang Lee and Anete Miksovska of Washington State in the quarterfinals 6-2 to drop into the consolation bracket. In the second draw, Carlota Casasmpere and Sadaf Sadeghvaziri were 7-6 winners in a tight match with Sibel Demirbaga and Tiani Jadulang, a combo pair from CSUN and CS Fullerton to also advance to the semifinals.
In singles, Long Beach State had a pair of wins in the top flight. Junior Munoz defeated Celia Morel of Grand Canyon 7-5, 6-4, while Devarakonda dropped Zador 6-2, 6-1. Freshman Lennon fell 6-4, 6-3 to Jolene Coetzee of CSUN in the other match in flight one of singles.
The Beach had a split in the second flight, with Sadeghvaziri completing an unbeaten day with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Eira Tobrand of Cal State Fullerton, while Ludovica Infantino of Grand Canyon won a three-set battle with Meyer 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
In the third flight, Long Beach State was very successful, winning a trio of matches in straight sets. Bardet defeated Ege Tomey of Washington state 6-2, 6-2, while Rutkowska was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Taylor Valenzuela of Cal State Fullerton. Casasampere finished off Taylor Rees of Portland State 6-0, 6-3 as well.
Action at the tournament will continue over the next two days at the Rhodes Tennis Center. Competition will resume with the semifinals in doubles play starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
Friday Results
Singles competition
1-16 Jolene Coetzee (CSUN) def. Zara Lennon (Long Beach State) 6-4, 6-3
1-16 Natalia Munoz (Long Beach State) def. Morel, Celia (Grand Canyon) 7-5, 6-4
1-16 Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) def. Eszter Zador (Portland State) 6-2, 6-1
2-16 Infantino, Ludovica (Grand Canyon) def. Dominique Meyer (Long Beach State) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
2-16 Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) def. Eira Tobrand (Cal State Fullerton) 6-4, 6-2
3-16 Emma Bardet (Long Beach State) def. Ege Tomey (Washington State) 6-2, 6-2
3-16 Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) def. Taylor Valenzuela (Cal State Fullerton) 6-4, 6-4
3-16 Carlota Casasampere (Long Beach State) def. Taylor Rees (Portland State) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles competition
1-16 Emma Bardet/Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) def. Morel, Celia/Occhipinti, Emilia (Grand Canyon) 6-2
1-16 Zara Lennon/Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) def. Eszter Zador/Nina Nikitovic (Portland State) 6-4
1-16 Natalia Munoz/Dominique Meyer (Long Beach State) def. Emma Roenholt/Evelyn Schmidt (CSUN) 6-3
2-qf Carlota Casasampere/Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) def. Sibel Demirbaga (CSUN)/Tiani Jadulang (Cal State Fullerton) 7-6 (8-6)
1-qf Emma Bardet/Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) def. Siobhan Anderson/Yesica De Lucas (Loyola Marymount) 6-0
1-qf Yang Lee/Anete Miksovska (Washington State) def. Zara Lennon/Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) 6-2
1-qf Natalia Munoz/Dominique Meyer (Long Beach State) def. Buhr, Celina/Mokrova, Valentina (Grand Canyon) 6-2
Friday's action featured two rounds of doubles for the larger flight, as both the Round of 16 and the quarterfinals for the main draw and consolation were contested in the opening day. The Beach had three pairs competing in the main draw, and saw two advance to the semfiinals with a pair of wins.
Emma Bardet and Lalita Devarakonda began the day with a 6-2 win over Morel/Occhipinti of Grand Canyon, and then shut out Siobhan Anderson and Yesica De Lucas of Loyola Marymount to make their way to the semifinal round. They will be joined by Natalia Munoz and Dominique Meyer, who started with a 6-3 win over Emma Roenhold and Evelyn Schmidt of Big West foes CSUN and then dropped Buhr/Mokrova of Grand Canyon 6-2 to continue in the main draw.
Zara Lennon and Wiktoria Rutkowska also picked up a 6-4 win over Eszter Zador and Nina Nikitovic of Portland State in the first round of doubles, but fell to Yang Lee and Anete Miksovska of Washington State in the quarterfinals 6-2 to drop into the consolation bracket. In the second draw, Carlota Casasmpere and Sadaf Sadeghvaziri were 7-6 winners in a tight match with Sibel Demirbaga and Tiani Jadulang, a combo pair from CSUN and CS Fullerton to also advance to the semifinals.
In singles, Long Beach State had a pair of wins in the top flight. Junior Munoz defeated Celia Morel of Grand Canyon 7-5, 6-4, while Devarakonda dropped Zador 6-2, 6-1. Freshman Lennon fell 6-4, 6-3 to Jolene Coetzee of CSUN in the other match in flight one of singles.
The Beach had a split in the second flight, with Sadeghvaziri completing an unbeaten day with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Eira Tobrand of Cal State Fullerton, while Ludovica Infantino of Grand Canyon won a three-set battle with Meyer 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
In the third flight, Long Beach State was very successful, winning a trio of matches in straight sets. Bardet defeated Ege Tomey of Washington state 6-2, 6-2, while Rutkowska was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Taylor Valenzuela of Cal State Fullerton. Casasampere finished off Taylor Rees of Portland State 6-0, 6-3 as well.
Action at the tournament will continue over the next two days at the Rhodes Tennis Center. Competition will resume with the semifinals in doubles play starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday.
Friday Results
Singles competition
1-16 Jolene Coetzee (CSUN) def. Zara Lennon (Long Beach State) 6-4, 6-3
1-16 Natalia Munoz (Long Beach State) def. Morel, Celia (Grand Canyon) 7-5, 6-4
1-16 Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) def. Eszter Zador (Portland State) 6-2, 6-1
2-16 Infantino, Ludovica (Grand Canyon) def. Dominique Meyer (Long Beach State) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
2-16 Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) def. Eira Tobrand (Cal State Fullerton) 6-4, 6-2
3-16 Emma Bardet (Long Beach State) def. Ege Tomey (Washington State) 6-2, 6-2
3-16 Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) def. Taylor Valenzuela (Cal State Fullerton) 6-4, 6-4
3-16 Carlota Casasampere (Long Beach State) def. Taylor Rees (Portland State) 6-0, 6-3
Doubles competition
1-16 Emma Bardet/Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) def. Morel, Celia/Occhipinti, Emilia (Grand Canyon) 6-2
1-16 Zara Lennon/Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) def. Eszter Zador/Nina Nikitovic (Portland State) 6-4
1-16 Natalia Munoz/Dominique Meyer (Long Beach State) def. Emma Roenholt/Evelyn Schmidt (CSUN) 6-3
2-qf Carlota Casasampere/Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) def. Sibel Demirbaga (CSUN)/Tiani Jadulang (Cal State Fullerton) 7-6 (8-6)
1-qf Emma Bardet/Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) def. Siobhan Anderson/Yesica De Lucas (Loyola Marymount) 6-0
1-qf Yang Lee/Anete Miksovska (Washington State) def. Zara Lennon/Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) 6-2
1-qf Natalia Munoz/Dominique Meyer (Long Beach State) def. Buhr, Celina/Mokrova, Valentina (Grand Canyon) 6-2
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