Long Beach State University
Cal State Fullerton
Beach Tennis Logs Win Over Cal State Fullerton
4/7/2023 5:55:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Long Beach State earned their third conference victory of the year.
FULLERTON, Calif. – Long Beach State Women's Tennis collected their third conference victory of the year against rival Cal State Fullerton at the Titan Courts Friday afternoon, 4-2. The team displayed resilient energy behind some comeback efforts in doubles and singles action.
"I was so proud of our fight today on every court, said LBSU Head Coach Jenny Hilt-Costello. "A strong conference road win for us!"
Long Beach State (6-8, 2-2 Big West) took the doubles point to kick off the match. Sheena Masuda and Justine Dondonay captured the first victory by beating Natalie Duffy and Mariia Nikitash 6-2 on court one. Competing on court two against Zoe Olmos and Milena Gevorgyan, Peppi Ramstedt and Rhona Cook garnered LBSU's doubles point in a 6-4 win after starting 0-4 in their respective flight. The duo of Ramstedt and Cook continue to thrive as they extend their winning streak to six- straight doubles victories. For the year, the tandem improved their overall doubles record to 13-4. Mathilde Tranberg and Hana Becirovic Novak won a tightly contested flight over Kaytlin Taylor and Diane Yanotovskaya, 6-5.
Shifting to singles action, the Beach's momentum continued as they picked up their second point on court four. Tranberg earned a quick 6-0, 6-0 victory over Cal State Fullerton's (11-6, 3-2 Big West) Gevorgyan.
Cook defeated Yanotovskaya on court three in a grueling second set, 7-5, winning her match in straight sets after a 6-1 first set win. With the win, Cook extended the Beach's lead to 3-0.
After a slow start to the day, the Titans won back-to-back matches to cut the lead to 3-2.
Olmos picked up a 6-2, 6-0 win by defeating Sarah Medik on court one while Kaytlin Taylor got the best of Masuda ending her six-match winning streak on court five. In a back-and-forth contest, Masuda fought hard but fell short 3-6, 6-3, 3-6.
Ramstedt clinched the Beach's victory in comeback fashion defeating Duffy in a tightly contested three-set match. After dropping the first set, 6-7, Ramstedt won the next two sets, 7-5, 6-0 to earn LBSU's third conference victory of the year.
The Beach will return home tomorrow, Saturday, April 8 as they host UC Santa Barbara at the Rhodes Tennis Center.
Doubles:
Masuda/Dondonay (LBSU) def. Duffy/Nikitash (CSUF) 6-2
Ramstedt/Cook (LBSU) def. Olmos/Gevorgyan (CSUF) 6-4
Tranberg/Becirovic Novak (USF) def. Taylor/Yanotovskaya (CSUF) 6-5
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
Singles:
Zoe Olmos (CSUF) def. Sarah Medik (LBSU) 6-4, 6-0
Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) def. Natalie Duffy (CSUF) 6-7, 7-5, 6-0
Rhona Cook (LBSU) def. Diane Yanotovskaya (CSUF) 6-1, 7-5
Mathilde Tranberg (LBSU) def. Milena Gevorgyan (CSUF) 6-0, 6-0
Taylor Kaytlin (CSUF) def. Sheena Masuda (LBSU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Justine Dondonay (LBSU) def. Mariia Nikitash (CSUF) 6-2, 3-6, 6-6
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 1, 5, 2, 6
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