
Women’s Tennis Advances With 4-1 Win Over Cal State Fullerton
4/27/2023 7:21:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Beach will face top-seeded Hawai’I in the semifinals.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Long Beach State Women's Tennis advanced to the semifinals after a stellar performance in singles action, defeating conference rival Cal State Fullerton 4-1 at the Barnes Tennis Center in the Big West Quarterfinals.
To begin The Big West Women's Tennis Championship, Peppi Ramstedt and Rhona Cook fell by a score of 6-3 to Zoe Olmos and Milena Gevorgyan on court two. Sheena Masuda and Justine Dondonay captured an impressive 7-5 victory over No. 77Natalie Duffy and Camila Garcia on court one. However, to secure the doubles point, Cal State Fullerton's Diana Yanotoskaya and Kaytlin Taylor collected a 6-4 win against Mathilde Tranberg and Hana Becirovic Novak.
After falling behind in doubles action, the Beach rebounded to take home four singles matches before the Titans got any additional points on the board.
Justine Dondonay sealed the first point of the day for Long Beach State with a quick 6-3, 6-1 win over Taylor on court six. Before entering The Big West Championship, Dondonay had ended the regular season with a six-match winning streak and continued her strong play Thursday afternoon. Giving the Beach a 2-1 lead, Cook captured a 7-6, 6-1 win on court three after a back-and forth battle in the first set with opponent Yanotoskaya.
Ramstedt defeated Duffy on court two in a grueling three-set match. After winning 7-5, 7-6 in the first two sets, Ramstedt dominated in the third set, 6-0, giving the Beach an advantageous 3-1 lead.
In a tight finish on court five, Doga Akyurek clinched Long Beach State's victory by besting Mariia Nikitash, 6-4, 7-6, ending the match in favor of the Beach, 4-1
Fourth seed Long Beach State moves on to the semifinals with the win, where they will face too seed Hawai'i, Friday, April 28 at noon.
Doubles:
Masuda/Dondonay (LBSU) def. Duffy/Garcia (CSUF) 7-5
Olmos/Gevorgyan (CSUF) def. Ramstedt/Cook (LBSU) 6-3
Yanotoskaya/Taylor (CSUF) def. Tranberg/Becirovic Novak (LBSU) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
Singles:
Zoe Olmos (CSUF) def. Sarah Medik (LBSU) 6-3, 6-5, UF
Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) def. Natalie Duffy (CSUF) 7-5, 6-7, 6-0
Rhona Cook (LBSU) def. Diana Yanotoskaya (CSUF) 7-6, 6-1
Mathilde Tranberg (LBSU) def. Milena Gevorgyan (CSUF) 4-6, 6-4, 4-4 UF
Doga Akyurek (LBSU) def. Mariia Nikitash (CSUF) 6-4, 7-6
Justine Dondonay (LBSU) def. Kaytlin Taylor (CSUF) 6-3, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 2, 5
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
Order of Finish:
6,3,2,5