Thursday, October 19
San Diego, Calif.
Long Beach State University
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ITA Southwest Regionals
Photo by: John Fajardo
Beach Women’s Tennis Set to Compete At The ITA Southwest Regional Championships
10/18/2023 12:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Long Beach State will compete from Thursday, Oct. 19-Sunday, Oct. 22 in San Diego, Calif.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – After a successful weekend at home, where Long Beach State Women's Tennis captured three separate titles, the Beach head to the ITA Southwest Regional Championships. The tournament will be held in San Diego, Calif., from Thursday, Oct. 19 – Oct. 22 with games being played at both San Diego State and the University of San Diego.
In addition to Long Beach State, the ITA Southwest Regional features 16 talented teams in Arizona, Arizona State, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, San Diego, San Diego State, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and USC.
TOURNAMENT DRAWS / RESULTS
ABOUT THE BEACH
In addition to Long Beach State, the ITA Southwest Regional features 16 talented teams in Arizona, Arizona State, Cal State Fullerton, CSUN, Grand Canyon, Hawaii, Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, San Diego, San Diego State, UC Irvine, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, and USC.
TOURNAMENT DRAWS / RESULTS
ABOUT THE BEACH
- Long Beach State has competed in two fall tournaments thus far and has turned in strong showings in both.
- The Beach opened the season at the Cal Fall Tournament where they were led by senior Rhona Cook, who cruised through the Gold Draw to capture the title. She defeated Cal's Lan Mi, 6-4, 6-3, to win the title.
- In their home tournament, the Beach Tennis Fall Tournament, LBSU breezed through doubles action to set up an all Long Beach State final.
- The duo of Justine Dondonay and Paulina Franco Martinessi won the Black Draw Doubles Title, while the tandem of Mathilde Tranberg and Hana Becirovic Novak claimed the Gold Draw Doubles Title.
- In singles competition, Dondonay defeated LBSU teammate Doga Akyurek for the White Draw Championship as she won by scores of 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.
- Long Beach State Head Coach Jenny Hilt-Costello is in her 27th year at the helm of the Beach Tennis program. She owns an overall record of 401-188 for an impressive .680 winning percentage. The winningest coach in Beach Tennis history, Hilt-Costello holds LBSU tennis coaching records in single-season wins (22), career wins (401), and highest winning percentage (.680).
- Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) vs. Natalie Duffy (CSUF) – Thursday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m.
- Sarah Medik (LBSU) vs. Amanda Perez (UCI) – Thursday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m.
- Paulina Franco Martinessi (LBSU) vs. Iva Sepa (GCU) – Thursday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m.
- Rhona Cook (LBSU) vs. Mariia Nikitash (CSUF) – Thursday, Oct. 19 at 12 p.m.
- Hana Becirovic Novak (LBSU) vs. Cydney Yamamoto (UCI) – Thursday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m.
- Doga Akyurek (LBSU) vs. Lucy Lu (UCSB) – Thursday, Oct. 19 at 9 a.m.
- Mathilde Tranberg (LBSU) vs. Gloria Alogo Piqueras (SDSU) – Thursday, Oct. 19 at 10:30 a.m.
- Justine Dondonay (LBSU) vs. Josie Usereau (CSUF) – Thursday, Oct. 19 at 10:30 a.m.
- Senior Justine Dondonay led Long Beach State at the Beach Tennis Fall Tournament as she came away with both a singles and doubles title in during the three-day competition.
- Dondonay paired with sophomore Paulina Franco Martinessi and secured the Black Draw Title with an impressive 6-1 win over LBSU teammates Peppi Ramstedt and Rhona Cook.
- In singles action, Dondonay was excellent as she captured the White Draw Championship with an exciting battle against Akyurek. After dropping the first set, 6-3, Dondonay came back to win, 7-5, 6-2, in a gritty three-setter.
- Senior Rhona Cook kicked off her senior season in a big way. The Chester, United Kingdom native turned in an incredible performance to open the year at the Cal Fall Invitational as she captured the Gold Draw Title.
- Cook faced junior Lan Mi from host school, Cal, in the Finals of the Gold Draw. She promptly took down Mi in the first set, 6-4. In the second set, the two battled out an epic rally of 32 strokes before Cook went down the line to win 6-3.
- While Cook shined in singles action, she also was solid in double play. She teamed up with Peppi Ramstedt and the duo defeated Gonzaga's Carolina Wernli and Lia Espinal with a convincing 8-2 victory.
- Follow Long Beach State Women's Tennis on Instagram and Twitter at @LBSUTennis. Fans can stay up-to-date on all things Long Beach State by following @LBSUAthletics via Twitter. Be sure to "like" us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter at @LBSU.
- The traditional player cheer pre-match and each time the team wins a match point is "Here We Go Beach!" All Beach fans are encouraged to follow the team's cheer with their own "Here We Go Beach!"
- Long Beach State will be back in action Friday, Nov. 10 – Sunday, Nov. 12 at the UNLV Fall Tournament to close out the fall season.
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