Friday, February 14
Long Beach, Calif.
2 p.m.
Long Beach State University
vs
Oregon
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Women’s Tennis Hosts Oregon, Saint Mary’s to Close Homestand
2/12/2020 11:02:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Long Beach State has a pair of home matches this weekend, closing out a four-match homestand before hitting the road for the rest of the month. LBSU is 2-0 at home so far this season with wins over UC Davis and San Diego State.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Beach will host Oregon and Saint Mary's this weekend at Rhodes Tennis Center, looking to improve to 4-0 at home on the young season.
Junior Lalita Devarakonda will look to keep her unbeaten singles streak going. She has won six straight singles matches overall thanks to a 3-0 start to the dual match schedule. In last week's win over San Diego State, it was Nos. 4-6 in the lineup that came through with the singles wins as Wiktoria Rutkowska and Zara Lennon joined Devarakonda in the win column for the 4-1 Beach victory.
The Beach will face Oregon at 2 p.m. on Friday, meeting with the Ducks for the first time since a 5-2 win to close out the 2016 regular season. LBSU holds a narrow 7-6 advantage in the all-time series with Oregon. The Ducks are off to a flying start to the season with a 5-1 record, including a pair of 6-1 wins over Big West foes UC Davis and UC Riverside.
Saint Mary's has had an interesting start to the schedule, going 2-2 in four road matches so far. The two road losses were to No. 19 USC and No. 4 UCLA, while the wins came at Sacramento State (4-0) and UC Davis (4-3). Long Beach State holds a 4-3 edge in the all-time series, including a 4-2 win last season in Moraga. The Gaels did win on their last visit to Long Beach, earning a 5-1 win over the Beach in 2018. The Beach will take on the Gaels on Saturday at 11 a.m.
Junior Lalita Devarakonda will look to keep her unbeaten singles streak going. She has won six straight singles matches overall thanks to a 3-0 start to the dual match schedule. In last week's win over San Diego State, it was Nos. 4-6 in the lineup that came through with the singles wins as Wiktoria Rutkowska and Zara Lennon joined Devarakonda in the win column for the 4-1 Beach victory.
The Beach will face Oregon at 2 p.m. on Friday, meeting with the Ducks for the first time since a 5-2 win to close out the 2016 regular season. LBSU holds a narrow 7-6 advantage in the all-time series with Oregon. The Ducks are off to a flying start to the season with a 5-1 record, including a pair of 6-1 wins over Big West foes UC Davis and UC Riverside.
Saint Mary's has had an interesting start to the schedule, going 2-2 in four road matches so far. The two road losses were to No. 19 USC and No. 4 UCLA, while the wins came at Sacramento State (4-0) and UC Davis (4-3). Long Beach State holds a 4-3 edge in the all-time series, including a 4-2 win last season in Moraga. The Gaels did win on their last visit to Long Beach, earning a 5-1 win over the Beach in 2018. The Beach will take on the Gaels on Saturday at 11 a.m.
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