Friday, January 17
Long Beach, Calif.
Long Beach State University
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Beach Winter Invite
Photo by: John Fajardo
Beach Tennis Opens Winter Tournament With Fantastic First Day
1/17/2025 5:24:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Long Beach State won 11 of 12 matches in total in the first of three days of action from the Rhodes Tennis Center.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State began the year in strong form, losing just one match in the first day of competition at home in the Beach Tennis Winter Invite.
"It was a very impressive start to our season, winning 11 of 12 matches today," said head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello following the first day. "We competed well and had a really strong court presence."
In the final tuneup before the dual match season begins, Long Beach State faced CSUN in doubles and Miami (OH) in singles to kick off the tournament. That started with a strong performance straight away, as the Beach swept their doubles competition with the Matadors.
Cecilia Costa partnered with Johanna Hiesmair, the freshman newcomer who joined the program this month but the duo had no issues, defeating Yuliia Zhytelna and Angela Ho 6-2 in Hiesmair's collegiate tennis debut. Diana De Simone and Daria Malaexcu were 6-4 winners over Santibanez/Shepperson of CSUN, as were They Jagare and Pamela Badillo who grabbed a 6-4 victory against Dermeniyan/Robertson. The closest match came for Paulina Franco Martinessi and Daisy Carpenter, but the pair showed their toughness in a 7-5 win over Emma Moratalla Sanz and Nicole West to complete the doubles sweep against the Matadors.
Cecilia Costa got the Beach off to a strong start with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Sara Zalukar, while Diana De Simone was also a straight sets winner in the feature matches, 6-2, 6-3 against Nishitha Saravanan of Miami (OH). Daria Malescu also only lost five sets in a 6-1, 6-4 win over Sarah Dev, and Thea Jagare was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Lauren Joyce.
The closest match of the day in singles for the Beach came from Hiesmair. In her singles debut, the Austrian battled through a close first set loss to win the second set, and outlasted Lovisa Valentinsson in a thrilling third set that went to an 8-6 tiebreak victory for the freshman newcomer. Pamela Badillo cruised in straight sets 6-0, 6-3 over Malu Olivera, while Daisy Carpenter had the day's only loss for LBSU, falling to Avery Voss. The wildest match of the day came from Paulina Franco Martinessi who was a 6-1, 0-6, 6-1 victor against Kylie Canubida of Portland as the Beach went 6-1 in singles play against the RedHawks.
Competition will resume tomorrow morning once again at 11 a.m. The Beach is scheduled to face Portland in doubles and CSUN in singles on Saturday at the Rhodes Tennis Center.
Singles competition
Cecilia Costa (Long Beach State) def. Sara Zalukar (Miami (OH)) 6-4, 6-2
Diana De Simone (Long Beach State) def. Nishitha Saravanan (Miami (OH)) 6-2, 6-3
Daria Malaescu (Long Beach State) def. Sarah Dev (Miami (OH)) 6-1, 6-4
Thea Jagare (Long Beach State) def. Lauren Joyce (Miami (OH)) 6-3, 6-3
Johanna Hiesmair (Long Beach State) def. Lovisa Valentinsson (Miami (OH)) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
Pamela Badillo (Long Beach State) def. Malu Oliveira (Miami (OH)) 6-0, 6-3
Avery Voss (Miami (OH)) def. Daisy Carpenter (Long Beach State) 6-4, 6-0
Paulina Franco (Long Beach State) def. Kylie Canubida (Portland) 6-1, 0-6, 6-1
Yuliia Zhytelna (CSUN) def. Sally Pethybridge (Portland) 7-5, retired
Alaia Rubio Perez (Portland) def. Victoria Santibanez (CSUN) 1-6, 6-4, retired
Angela Ho (CSUN) def. Isabella Marquart (Portland) 6-4, 7-5
Emma Moratalla Sanz (CSUN) def. N. Arbaizar Martinez (Portland) 6-3, 6-4
Maria Galatescu (Portland) def. Nicole West (CSUN) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2
Sydney Wilson (CSUN) def. Meagan Pearson (Portland) 6-2, 6-2
Lexie Flores (Portland) def. Madsion Shepperson (CSUN) 2-6, 6-2, retired
Aleks Dimitrijevic (Portland) def. Sofia Dermenjyan (CSUN) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
Cecilia Costa/Johanna Hiesmair (Long Beach State) def. Yuliia Zhytelna/Angela Ho (CSUN) 6-2
Diana De Simone/Daria Malaescu (Long Beach State) def. Victoria Santibanez/Madsion Shepperson (CSUN) 6-4
Paulina Franco/Daisy Carpenter (Long Beach State) def. Emma Moratalla Sanz/Nicole West (CSUN) 7-5
Thea Jagare/Pamela Badillo (Long Beach State) def. Sofia Dermenjyan/Annette Robertson (CSUN) 6-4
Sara Zalukar/Emilia Valentinsson (Miami (OH)) def. Sally Pethybridge/Alaia Rubio Perez (Portland) 7-5
Nishitha Saravanan/Lauren Joyce (Miami (OH)) def. Isabella Marquart/N. Arbaizar Martinez (Portland) 6-4
Sarah Dev/Malu Oliveira (Miami (OH)) def. Maria Galatescu/Lexie Flores (Portland) 6-3
Avery Voss/Lovisa Valentinsson (Miami (OH)) def. Kylie Canubida/Meagan Pearson (Portland) 6-4
"It was a very impressive start to our season, winning 11 of 12 matches today," said head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello following the first day. "We competed well and had a really strong court presence."
In the final tuneup before the dual match season begins, Long Beach State faced CSUN in doubles and Miami (OH) in singles to kick off the tournament. That started with a strong performance straight away, as the Beach swept their doubles competition with the Matadors.
Cecilia Costa partnered with Johanna Hiesmair, the freshman newcomer who joined the program this month but the duo had no issues, defeating Yuliia Zhytelna and Angela Ho 6-2 in Hiesmair's collegiate tennis debut. Diana De Simone and Daria Malaexcu were 6-4 winners over Santibanez/Shepperson of CSUN, as were They Jagare and Pamela Badillo who grabbed a 6-4 victory against Dermeniyan/Robertson. The closest match came for Paulina Franco Martinessi and Daisy Carpenter, but the pair showed their toughness in a 7-5 win over Emma Moratalla Sanz and Nicole West to complete the doubles sweep against the Matadors.
Cecilia Costa got the Beach off to a strong start with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Sara Zalukar, while Diana De Simone was also a straight sets winner in the feature matches, 6-2, 6-3 against Nishitha Saravanan of Miami (OH). Daria Malescu also only lost five sets in a 6-1, 6-4 win over Sarah Dev, and Thea Jagare was a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Lauren Joyce.
The closest match of the day in singles for the Beach came from Hiesmair. In her singles debut, the Austrian battled through a close first set loss to win the second set, and outlasted Lovisa Valentinsson in a thrilling third set that went to an 8-6 tiebreak victory for the freshman newcomer. Pamela Badillo cruised in straight sets 6-0, 6-3 over Malu Olivera, while Daisy Carpenter had the day's only loss for LBSU, falling to Avery Voss. The wildest match of the day came from Paulina Franco Martinessi who was a 6-1, 0-6, 6-1 victor against Kylie Canubida of Portland as the Beach went 6-1 in singles play against the RedHawks.
Competition will resume tomorrow morning once again at 11 a.m. The Beach is scheduled to face Portland in doubles and CSUN in singles on Saturday at the Rhodes Tennis Center.
Singles competition
Cecilia Costa (Long Beach State) def. Sara Zalukar (Miami (OH)) 6-4, 6-2
Diana De Simone (Long Beach State) def. Nishitha Saravanan (Miami (OH)) 6-2, 6-3
Daria Malaescu (Long Beach State) def. Sarah Dev (Miami (OH)) 6-1, 6-4
Thea Jagare (Long Beach State) def. Lauren Joyce (Miami (OH)) 6-3, 6-3
Johanna Hiesmair (Long Beach State) def. Lovisa Valentinsson (Miami (OH)) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6)
Pamela Badillo (Long Beach State) def. Malu Oliveira (Miami (OH)) 6-0, 6-3
Avery Voss (Miami (OH)) def. Daisy Carpenter (Long Beach State) 6-4, 6-0
Paulina Franco (Long Beach State) def. Kylie Canubida (Portland) 6-1, 0-6, 6-1
Yuliia Zhytelna (CSUN) def. Sally Pethybridge (Portland) 7-5, retired
Alaia Rubio Perez (Portland) def. Victoria Santibanez (CSUN) 1-6, 6-4, retired
Angela Ho (CSUN) def. Isabella Marquart (Portland) 6-4, 7-5
Emma Moratalla Sanz (CSUN) def. N. Arbaizar Martinez (Portland) 6-3, 6-4
Maria Galatescu (Portland) def. Nicole West (CSUN) 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-2
Sydney Wilson (CSUN) def. Meagan Pearson (Portland) 6-2, 6-2
Lexie Flores (Portland) def. Madsion Shepperson (CSUN) 2-6, 6-2, retired
Aleks Dimitrijevic (Portland) def. Sofia Dermenjyan (CSUN) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
Cecilia Costa/Johanna Hiesmair (Long Beach State) def. Yuliia Zhytelna/Angela Ho (CSUN) 6-2
Diana De Simone/Daria Malaescu (Long Beach State) def. Victoria Santibanez/Madsion Shepperson (CSUN) 6-4
Paulina Franco/Daisy Carpenter (Long Beach State) def. Emma Moratalla Sanz/Nicole West (CSUN) 7-5
Thea Jagare/Pamela Badillo (Long Beach State) def. Sofia Dermenjyan/Annette Robertson (CSUN) 6-4
Sara Zalukar/Emilia Valentinsson (Miami (OH)) def. Sally Pethybridge/Alaia Rubio Perez (Portland) 7-5
Nishitha Saravanan/Lauren Joyce (Miami (OH)) def. Isabella Marquart/N. Arbaizar Martinez (Portland) 6-4
Sarah Dev/Malu Oliveira (Miami (OH)) def. Maria Galatescu/Lexie Flores (Portland) 6-3
Avery Voss/Lovisa Valentinsson (Miami (OH)) def. Kylie Canubida/Meagan Pearson (Portland) 6-4
Team Stats
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