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Beach Wins Six Of Seven Singles Matches On Day Two Of Beach Tennis Invitational
1/19/2019 5:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Beach has only lost two singles matches through two days of the tournament.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State continued to have a strong start to the spring season, winning six of seven singles matches on day two of the Beach Tennis Invitational.
The Beach went 5-0 in singles against CSUN as the main competitor Sunday in the round robin format. Natalia Munoz was a straight sets winner over Skyla Alcon, 6-3, 6-4, while Emma Bardet won 6-4-64 over Ana Toboso. Wiktoria Rutkowska dropped Jolene Coetzee 6-3, 7-5, and while Lalita Devarakonda and Zara Lennon both dropped their first sets, each battled back to win.
Carlota Casasampere was also a three-set winner against Maria Tyrina of San Diego, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, while the only loss of the day in singles for the Beach came for Sadaf Sadeghvaziri against Maria-Paula Torres, falling 6-4, 6-3.
In doubles, Dominique Meyer paired with Rutkowska in her only action of the day and the duo prevailed against Nicole Anderson and Kati Kukuras of the Toreros in a 6-4 win. San Diego took the other three doubles matches on the day, however, with Torres and Solymar Colling defeating Munoz/Devarakonda 6-1, and Bardet/Lennon and Casasampere/Sadeghvaziri both dropping their matches by a 6-4 score.
The final day of competition is set for Sunday, January 20 with matches scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Singles Competition
Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) def. Jolene Coetzee (CSUN) 6-3, 7-5
Emma Bardet (Long Beach State) def. Ana Toboso (CSUN) 6-4, 6-4
Natalia Munoz (Long Beach State) def. Skyla Alcon (CSUN) 6-3, 6-4
Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) def. Emma Roenholt (CSUN) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Zara Lennon (Long Beach State) def. Sibel Demirbaga (CSUN) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Carlota Casasampere (Long Beach State) def. Maria Tyrina (San Diego) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Maria-Paula Torres (San Diego) def. Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
Wiktoria Rutkowska/Dominique Meyer (Long Beach State) def. Nicole Anderson/Kati Kukaras (San Diego) 6-4
Solymar Colling/Maria-Paula Torres (San Diego) def. Natalia Munoz/Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) 6-1
Kati Kukaras/Gemma Garcia (San Diego) def. Emma Bardet/Zara Lennon (Long Beach State) 6-4
Sophia Chow/Maria Tyrina (San Diego) def. Carlota Casasampere/Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) 6-4
The Beach went 5-0 in singles against CSUN as the main competitor Sunday in the round robin format. Natalia Munoz was a straight sets winner over Skyla Alcon, 6-3, 6-4, while Emma Bardet won 6-4-64 over Ana Toboso. Wiktoria Rutkowska dropped Jolene Coetzee 6-3, 7-5, and while Lalita Devarakonda and Zara Lennon both dropped their first sets, each battled back to win.
Carlota Casasampere was also a three-set winner against Maria Tyrina of San Diego, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, while the only loss of the day in singles for the Beach came for Sadaf Sadeghvaziri against Maria-Paula Torres, falling 6-4, 6-3.
In doubles, Dominique Meyer paired with Rutkowska in her only action of the day and the duo prevailed against Nicole Anderson and Kati Kukuras of the Toreros in a 6-4 win. San Diego took the other three doubles matches on the day, however, with Torres and Solymar Colling defeating Munoz/Devarakonda 6-1, and Bardet/Lennon and Casasampere/Sadeghvaziri both dropping their matches by a 6-4 score.
The final day of competition is set for Sunday, January 20 with matches scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Singles Competition
Wiktoria Rutkowska (Long Beach State) def. Jolene Coetzee (CSUN) 6-3, 7-5
Emma Bardet (Long Beach State) def. Ana Toboso (CSUN) 6-4, 6-4
Natalia Munoz (Long Beach State) def. Skyla Alcon (CSUN) 6-3, 6-4
Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) def. Emma Roenholt (CSUN) 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Zara Lennon (Long Beach State) def. Sibel Demirbaga (CSUN) 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Carlota Casasampere (Long Beach State) def. Maria Tyrina (San Diego) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
Maria-Paula Torres (San Diego) def. Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition
Wiktoria Rutkowska/Dominique Meyer (Long Beach State) def. Nicole Anderson/Kati Kukaras (San Diego) 6-4
Solymar Colling/Maria-Paula Torres (San Diego) def. Natalia Munoz/Lalita Devarakonda (Long Beach State) 6-1
Kati Kukaras/Gemma Garcia (San Diego) def. Emma Bardet/Zara Lennon (Long Beach State) 6-4
Sophia Chow/Maria Tyrina (San Diego) def. Carlota Casasampere/Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Long Beach State) 6-4
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