No. 7 Seed Long Beach State Set to Face No. 2 Seed Cal Poly on Thursday at Big West Conference Tournament

Thursday, April 28

San Diego, Calif.

12:00 PM

Long Beach State University

Cal Poly

Photo by: John Fajardo

No. 7 Seed Long Beach State Set to Face No. 2 Seed Cal Poly on Thursday at Big West Conference Tournament

4/27/2022 3:11:00 PM | Women's Tennis

The Beach and the Mustangs will go head-to-head at noon on Thursday, April 28 at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego

By: Lindy Zamora, Associate Athletic Communications Director

2022 Big West Women's Tennis Tournament Bracket

SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The 2022 Big West Women's Tennis Championship begins today, but Long Beach State, the No. 7 seed, will begin its quest for the Tournament Title on Thursday, April 28 at 12 noon when the Beach face No. 2 seed Cal Poly at the Barnes Center in San Diego, Calif.

Long Beach State enters the Big West Tournament with a 9-10 overall record and a 4-5 Big West Conference mark. While, the Beach's opponent Cal Poly is ranked No. 73 overall with a record of 15-6 on the year, and an 8-1 league mark.

"We had a number of close conference matches this season that did not go our way," LBSU Head Coach Jenny Hilt-Costello said. "We are looking forward to the tournament and a second chance."

About the Beach

Long Beach State closed out the regular season on a high note as the Beach swept UC Irvine last Saturday at Rhodes Tennis Center
This season, LBSU has been led by lone senior Zara Lennon who has compiled a 17-10 overall singles record and a 15-6 doubles ledger when paired with Sheena Masuda.
The duo of Lennon and Masuda are currently ranked No. 78. The pair also boast an 8-1 Big West Conference record, and are 13-4 when playing at flight one.
Lennon turned in a spectacular Senior Day performance as she led the Beach to a sweep over the Anteaters. The Grand Bay, Mauritius native picked up a 6-1, 6-2 singles win over UCI's Jessica Tsukiki, after winning doubles with Masuda, 6-2, en route to earning her 100th career victory at Long Beach State.
With the exception of Lennon, the Beach roster is full of underclassmen as LBSU has three redshirt freshman and three true freshman on the squad.

About Cal Poly

The Mustangs recorded a strong Big West Conference showing as they breezed through the competition entering the final regular season match of the year with an 8-0 league mark.
Closing the season out against No. 25 UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly saw its eight-match conference win streak snapped as the Mustangs dropped a 4-1 contest to the Gauchos.
The No. 73 Mustangs are led by Kim Bhunu who has an 11-5 singles record when playing in the first flight.
In doubles, Bhunu is paired with Emily Ackerman and the duo is 13-4 at the No. 1 flight.
At the second flight in doubles is the tandem of Delanie Dunkle and Melissa LaMette who own a 10-4 record.

About The Big West Tournament

The 2022 Big West Women's Tennis Tournament will be played at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif., for the first time ever.
Previously, the Big West Conference Women's Tennis Tournament was held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, Calif.
This year, the Big West Women's Tennis Tournament will be played from April 27-30.
The nine-team bracket will see the No. 8 and 9 seeds play a first-round match to advance to the quarterfinals to take on Top-seeded, and reigning conference champion, UC Santa Barbara.
In Long Beach State's most recent Big West Conference Tournament appearance in 2019, the third-seeded Beach won their 13th title as they defeated the reigning champion, Hawaii, in an exciting 4-3 come from behind victory.
Live Stats for the Big West Women's Tennis Tournament will be on statbroadcast.com.