Friday, April 12
Northridge, Calif.
1:00 PM
Long Beach State University
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CSUN
Photo by: John Fajardo
Beach Tennis Battles But Falls At CSUN
4/12/2024 10:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Rhona Cook and Sarah Medik pick up a pair of wins at singles in the 5-2 setback on the road
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. – Long Beach State dropped a tough 5-2 decision on Friday to CSUN at the Matador Tennis Complex.
For the first time in two months, the Beach (11-7, 5-3 Big West) dropped back-to-back contests. LBSU has now won five of its last seven matches over the last four weeks. Meanwhile, the Matadors' (11-5, 5-1 Big West) win snapped a three-match losing skid and helped them improve to 7-2 at home.
Doubles competition was tough. At flight three, Mathilde Tranberg and Paulina Franco Martinessi dropped a 6-1 contest to Angela Ho and Elena Goodman. However, Justine Dondonay and Doga Akyurek earned a hard-fought 6-4 win over Victoria Santibanez Luna and Cindy Ung at No. 2 doubles.
The doubles point all came down to the top singles flight where Rhona Cook and Peppi Ramstedt were embattled in a back-and-forth affair with Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna. The Beach duo fought hard, but came up just short as CSUN squeaked out the 7-5 win to claim the doubles point.
After dropping a 6-2, 6-2 showing at No. 5 singles, Long Beach State found itself trailing CSUN 2-0. However, Cook turned in a solid performance at the top singles flight to get the Beach on the board. Cook did an excellent job battling Turchak and coming away with a 7-5, 6-3 victory.
At flight three, Ramstedt went head-to-head with Santibanez Luna and dropped a tough 6-3, 6-4, decision as the Matadors took a 3-1 advantage over the Beach.
Sarah Medik faced Emma Moratalla Sanz at No. 4 singles and kept the Beach in the game as she earned a gritty 7-5, 6-4 victory. With the win, Long Beach State made it a 3-2 contest.
However, that was as close as the Beach would get. Dondonay and Zhytelna went back-and-forth in a thrilling three-setter that would turn out to be the match clincher for the Matadors. Zhytelna took the first set 6-3, before Dondonay gutted out a 7-6 (6) set two victory to force a third set. In the final set, the two exchanged points in a nail-biter that eventually saw Zhytelna defeat Dondonay, 6-3, and give the Matadors the win.
At court six, Tranberg and Goodman were in their own three-set battle. Tranberg claimed the first set 6-3, however, Goodman came back to claim the next two 6-4, 7-5 to edge out Tranberg and give CSUN a 5-2 victory.
Long Beach State will close out the regular season on Friday, April 19 against UC Irvine. First serve is set for 2 p.m. at Rhodes Tennis Center. Live scoring will be available via BeachLiveStats.com.
Doubles competition
1. Turchak, Sasha/Zhytelna, Yuliia (CSUN) def. Rhona Cook/Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) 7-5
2. Justine Dondonay/Doga Akyurek (LBSU) def. Santibanez Luna, Vic/Ung, Cindy (CSUN) 6-4
3. Ho, Angela/Goodman, Elena (CSUN) def. Mathilde Tranberg/Paulina Franco Martinessi (LBSU) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles competition
1. Rhona Cook (LBSU) def. Turchak, Sasha (CSUN) 7-5, 6-3
2. Zhytelna, Yuliia (CSUN) def. Justine Dondonay (LBSU) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
3. Santibanez Luna, Vic (CSUN) def. Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Sarah Medik (LBSU) def. Moratalla Sanz, Emma (CSUN) 7-5, 6-4
5. Ho, Angela (CSUN) def. Doga Akyurek (LBSU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Goodman, Elena (CSUN) def. Mathilde Tranberg (LBSU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Order of finish: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6
For the first time in two months, the Beach (11-7, 5-3 Big West) dropped back-to-back contests. LBSU has now won five of its last seven matches over the last four weeks. Meanwhile, the Matadors' (11-5, 5-1 Big West) win snapped a three-match losing skid and helped them improve to 7-2 at home.
Doubles competition was tough. At flight three, Mathilde Tranberg and Paulina Franco Martinessi dropped a 6-1 contest to Angela Ho and Elena Goodman. However, Justine Dondonay and Doga Akyurek earned a hard-fought 6-4 win over Victoria Santibanez Luna and Cindy Ung at No. 2 doubles.
The doubles point all came down to the top singles flight where Rhona Cook and Peppi Ramstedt were embattled in a back-and-forth affair with Sasha Turchak and Yuliia Zhytelna. The Beach duo fought hard, but came up just short as CSUN squeaked out the 7-5 win to claim the doubles point.
After dropping a 6-2, 6-2 showing at No. 5 singles, Long Beach State found itself trailing CSUN 2-0. However, Cook turned in a solid performance at the top singles flight to get the Beach on the board. Cook did an excellent job battling Turchak and coming away with a 7-5, 6-3 victory.
At flight three, Ramstedt went head-to-head with Santibanez Luna and dropped a tough 6-3, 6-4, decision as the Matadors took a 3-1 advantage over the Beach.
Sarah Medik faced Emma Moratalla Sanz at No. 4 singles and kept the Beach in the game as she earned a gritty 7-5, 6-4 victory. With the win, Long Beach State made it a 3-2 contest.
However, that was as close as the Beach would get. Dondonay and Zhytelna went back-and-forth in a thrilling three-setter that would turn out to be the match clincher for the Matadors. Zhytelna took the first set 6-3, before Dondonay gutted out a 7-6 (6) set two victory to force a third set. In the final set, the two exchanged points in a nail-biter that eventually saw Zhytelna defeat Dondonay, 6-3, and give the Matadors the win.
At court six, Tranberg and Goodman were in their own three-set battle. Tranberg claimed the first set 6-3, however, Goodman came back to claim the next two 6-4, 7-5 to edge out Tranberg and give CSUN a 5-2 victory.
Long Beach State will close out the regular season on Friday, April 19 against UC Irvine. First serve is set for 2 p.m. at Rhodes Tennis Center. Live scoring will be available via BeachLiveStats.com.
Doubles competition
1. Turchak, Sasha/Zhytelna, Yuliia (CSUN) def. Rhona Cook/Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) 7-5
2. Justine Dondonay/Doga Akyurek (LBSU) def. Santibanez Luna, Vic/Ung, Cindy (CSUN) 6-4
3. Ho, Angela/Goodman, Elena (CSUN) def. Mathilde Tranberg/Paulina Franco Martinessi (LBSU) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles competition
1. Rhona Cook (LBSU) def. Turchak, Sasha (CSUN) 7-5, 6-3
2. Zhytelna, Yuliia (CSUN) def. Justine Dondonay (LBSU) 6-3, 6-7, 6-3
3. Santibanez Luna, Vic (CSUN) def. Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) 6-3, 6-4
4. Sarah Medik (LBSU) def. Moratalla Sanz, Emma (CSUN) 7-5, 6-4
5. Ho, Angela (CSUN) def. Doga Akyurek (LBSU) 6-2, 6-2
6. Goodman, Elena (CSUN) def. Mathilde Tranberg (LBSU) 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
Order of finish: 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 6
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
76
Turchak, Sasha / 0 [CSUN]
53
#2 Singles Match
123
373
Zhytelna, Yuliia / 0 [CSUN]
666
#3 Singles Match
12
34
Santibanez Luna, Vic / 0 [CSUN]
66
#4 Singles Match
12
76
Moratalla Sanz, Emma / 0 [CSUN]
54
#5 Singles Match
12
22
Ho, Angela / 0 [CSUN]
66
#6 Singles Match
123
645
Goodman, Elena / 0 [CSUN]
367
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