Saturday, February 8
Long Beach, Calif.
1 p.m.
Long Beach State University
4
vs
1
San Diego State
Photo by: John Fajardo
Beach Tennis Drops San Diego State, 4-1
2/8/2020 5:55:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Long Beach State picked up another home victory on Saturday afternoon, topping the Aztecs of San Diego State, 4-1. The win marks the 15th consecutive victory for the Beach over SDSU.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State (2-1) took care of business in its lone match of the week, topping San Diego State (2-2) by a 4-1 margin on Saturday afternoon at Rhodes Tennis Center. The Beach has now beaten the Aztecs in each of the last 15 seasons.
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LBSU started the day off with the doubles point, as the No. 2 and No. 3 spots were both 6-3 winners. At the top of the lineup, Natalia Munoz and Zara Lennon were up 5-3 in their game when the point was clinched.
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In singles, it was the bottom half of the Long Beach lineup that secured the clinching points for victory. Lalita Devarakonda moved to 3-0 on the dual match season with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the No. 6 spot. Lennon also won in straight sets at No. 5, going 7-6 (2), 6-1. Wiktoria Rutkowska closed things out at NO. 4 with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory for the Beach.
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LBSU will host a pair of matches next weekend, first against Oregon at 2 p.m. on Friday, then against Saint Mary's at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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LBSU started the day off with the doubles point, as the No. 2 and No. 3 spots were both 6-3 winners. At the top of the lineup, Natalia Munoz and Zara Lennon were up 5-3 in their game when the point was clinched.
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In singles, it was the bottom half of the Long Beach lineup that secured the clinching points for victory. Lalita Devarakonda moved to 3-0 on the dual match season with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at the No. 6 spot. Lennon also won in straight sets at No. 5, going 7-6 (2), 6-1. Wiktoria Rutkowska closed things out at NO. 4 with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory for the Beach.
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LBSU will host a pair of matches next weekend, first against Oregon at 2 p.m. on Friday, then against Saint Mary's at 11 a.m. Saturday.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
1234
Tamara Arnold / 0 [SDSU]
6430
161UF
#2 Singles Match
12
Nnena Nadozie / 0 [SDSU]
66
30
#3 Singles Match
1234
Alicia Melosch / 0 [SDSU]
3610
642UF
#4 Singles Match
123
Julia Jordan / 0 [SDSU]
363
646
#5 Singles Match
12
Cecile Morin / 0 [SDSU]
61
76
#6 Singles Match
12
Agustina Rimoldi / 0 [SDSU]
31
66
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