Saturday, November 10
Northridge, Calif.
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Long Beach State University
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CSUN Fall Invitational
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Meyer & Rutkowska Win Flight C Doubles Championship At CSUN Fall Invitational
11/10/2018 7:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The freshmen capitalized on a return to a familiar court Saturday.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State tennis navigated through a long day and came away with five wins, including a third doubles victory at the CSUN Fall Invitational for freshmen Dominique Meyer and Wiktoria Rutkowska in the Flight C doubles draw.
Due to the fires in the area, competition Saturday was moved to the Rhodes Tennis Center on the Long Beach State campus, starting with singles at 11 a.m. Carlota Casasampere and Wiktoria Rutkowska were main draw winners, with Casasampere winning 6-4, 6-3 over Mathilda Vidgren of San Jose State and Rutkowska winning against Hanh Pham of UC Riverside 6-2, 6-3. Sadaf Sadeghvaziri was knocked out of the Flight B main draw in a 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 battle with Maria Gonzales of Sacramento State.
Long Beach State's two other singles winners each went into three sets, with Lalita Devarakonda defeating Mahli Silpachai of UCR 6-3, 3-6, 10-2 in the Flight A consolation matches, while Emma Bardet dropped Martina Lo Pumo of Grand Canyon 6-1, 4-6, 10-5.
In doubles, Meyer and Rutkowska had the highlight, a 6-4 win over Madeline Almeida and Katie Fitt to claim the Flight C championship. The Beach had two other pairs also competing in the main draw finals, but Van de Vondal/Coetzee of CSUN defeated Bardet/Devarakonda, while Casasampere/Sadeghvaziri fell to Savchenko/Wong of Azusa Pacific.
The final day of competition is planned to move back to Northridge, with seven players continuing in singles for the Beach. That includes Casasampere and Rutkowska who will both continue in the main draw in Flight D.
Singles competition
Quarterfinals
Maria Gonzalez (Sacramento State) def. Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) 6-3, 3-6, 10-7
Carlota Casasampere (Long Beach State) def. Mathilda Vidgren (San Jose State) 6-4, 6-3
Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) def. Hanh Pham (UC Riverside) 6-2, 6-3
Consolation Quarterfinals
Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) def. Mahli Silpachai (UC Riverside) 6-3, 3-6, 10-2
Emma Bardet (Long Beach State) def. Lo Pumo, Martina (Grand Canyon) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
April Wong (Azusa Pacific) def. Zara Lennon (Long Beach State) 3-6, 6-1, 10-6
Eira Tobrand (Cal State Fullerton) def. Dominique Meyer (Long Beach State) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
Finals
Dominique Meyer/Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) def. Madeline Almeida/Katie Fitt (BYU) 6-4
Monika Van de Vondel/Jolene Coetzee (CSUN) def. Emma Bardet/Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) 6-1
April Wong/Anna Savchenko (Azusa Pacific) def. Carlota Casasampere/Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) 6-1
Due to the fires in the area, competition Saturday was moved to the Rhodes Tennis Center on the Long Beach State campus, starting with singles at 11 a.m. Carlota Casasampere and Wiktoria Rutkowska were main draw winners, with Casasampere winning 6-4, 6-3 over Mathilda Vidgren of San Jose State and Rutkowska winning against Hanh Pham of UC Riverside 6-2, 6-3. Sadaf Sadeghvaziri was knocked out of the Flight B main draw in a 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 battle with Maria Gonzales of Sacramento State.
Long Beach State's two other singles winners each went into three sets, with Lalita Devarakonda defeating Mahli Silpachai of UCR 6-3, 3-6, 10-2 in the Flight A consolation matches, while Emma Bardet dropped Martina Lo Pumo of Grand Canyon 6-1, 4-6, 10-5.
In doubles, Meyer and Rutkowska had the highlight, a 6-4 win over Madeline Almeida and Katie Fitt to claim the Flight C championship. The Beach had two other pairs also competing in the main draw finals, but Van de Vondal/Coetzee of CSUN defeated Bardet/Devarakonda, while Casasampere/Sadeghvaziri fell to Savchenko/Wong of Azusa Pacific.
The final day of competition is planned to move back to Northridge, with seven players continuing in singles for the Beach. That includes Casasampere and Rutkowska who will both continue in the main draw in Flight D.
Singles competition
Quarterfinals
Maria Gonzalez (Sacramento State) def. Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) 6-3, 3-6, 10-7
Carlota Casasampere (Long Beach State) def. Mathilda Vidgren (San Jose State) 6-4, 6-3
Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) def. Hanh Pham (UC Riverside) 6-2, 6-3
Consolation Quarterfinals
Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) def. Mahli Silpachai (UC Riverside) 6-3, 3-6, 10-2
Emma Bardet (Long Beach State) def. Lo Pumo, Martina (Grand Canyon) 6-1, 4-6, 10-5
April Wong (Azusa Pacific) def. Zara Lennon (Long Beach State) 3-6, 6-1, 10-6
Eira Tobrand (Cal State Fullerton) def. Dominique Meyer (Long Beach State) 6-1, 7-5
Doubles competition
Finals
Dominique Meyer/Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) def. Madeline Almeida/Katie Fitt (BYU) 6-4
Monika Van de Vondel/Jolene Coetzee (CSUN) def. Emma Bardet/Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) 6-1
April Wong/Anna Savchenko (Azusa Pacific) def. Carlota Casasampere/Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) 6-1
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