Friday, October 3
Ja Jolla, Calif.
All Day
Long Beach State University
at
Big West Fall Tournament
Photo by: John Fajardo
Full Day Of Singles Sees Two Advance To Quarterfinals
10/3/2025 6:52:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Cecilia Costa, Pamela Badillo both through to the final eight of the main draw.
LA JOLLA, Calif. – With all eight players competing in singles competition on Saturday, sophomores Pamela Badillo and Cecilia Costa both went 2-0 to reach the quarterfinals of the main draw at the Big West Fall Tournament to open the season.
Long Beach State had six players that advanced to the Round of 32 and recorded three wins to open the day. Pamela Badillo won a three-set match against Carla Pacot of UCSB 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, and Johanna Hiesmair took down seeded Angela Ho of CSUN after a second-set tiebreak to also advance. Paulina Franco and Thea Jagare both lost against seeded competition, Jagare in three sets against Kennedy Buntrock of Cal Poly, while Makeilah Nepomuceno upset Diana De Simone 6-4, 6-3.
Costa avenged Franco with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 win over the Rainbow Wahine's Grete Gull, while Badillo won a thrilling 9-7 tiebreaker in the first set to go on and knock out Buntrock in the Round of 16. Nepomuceno had the better of the Beach on Saturday though, advancing past Johanna Hiesmair in a very tight battle 7-6, 7-6.
In consolation play, Daisy Carpenter won a third-set tiebreaker to defeat Sophie Rachor of Hawai'i, while UC San Diego's Hana Gamracy won in straight sets over Daria Malaescu.
Saturday's action begins with main draw doubles, as third seed Diana De Simone and Thea Jagare will face Raphaelle Leroux and My-Anh Holmes of UC Santa Barbara at 8 a.m. Saturday will also feature two rounds of main draw singles, as Badillo will play Martina Markov of Cal State Fullerton, while Costa will play Shachf Lieberman of UC Santa Barbara, the second and highest remaining seed of the main draw.
Additional matches will also be held throughout the day from San Diego.
Singles Competition
Round of 32
(5-8) Kennedy Buntrock (CP) def. Thea Jagare (LBSU), 7-6 (8-6), 1-6, 6-4
Pamela Badillo (LBSU) def. Carla Pacot (UCSB), 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU) def. (9-18) Angela Ho (CSUN), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) def. (5-8) Diana De Simone (LBSU) 6-4, 6-3
(9-18) Grete Gull (UH) def. Paulina Franco (LBSU), 6-0, 6-0
(5-8) Cecilia Costa (LBSU) def. Haily Huynh (UCI), 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1
Round of 16
Pamela Badillo (LBSU) def. (5-8) Kennedy Buntrock (CP) 7-6 (9-7), 6-3
Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) def. Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2)
(5-8) Cecilia Costa (LBSU) def. (9-16) Grete Gull (UH), 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Consolation Round of 32
Hana Gamracy (UCSD) def. Daria Malaescu (LBSU), 6-3, 6-4
Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) def. Sophie Rachor (UH), 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 10-3
Long Beach State had six players that advanced to the Round of 32 and recorded three wins to open the day. Pamela Badillo won a three-set match against Carla Pacot of UCSB 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, and Johanna Hiesmair took down seeded Angela Ho of CSUN after a second-set tiebreak to also advance. Paulina Franco and Thea Jagare both lost against seeded competition, Jagare in three sets against Kennedy Buntrock of Cal Poly, while Makeilah Nepomuceno upset Diana De Simone 6-4, 6-3.
Costa avenged Franco with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 win over the Rainbow Wahine's Grete Gull, while Badillo won a thrilling 9-7 tiebreaker in the first set to go on and knock out Buntrock in the Round of 16. Nepomuceno had the better of the Beach on Saturday though, advancing past Johanna Hiesmair in a very tight battle 7-6, 7-6.
In consolation play, Daisy Carpenter won a third-set tiebreaker to defeat Sophie Rachor of Hawai'i, while UC San Diego's Hana Gamracy won in straight sets over Daria Malaescu.
Saturday's action begins with main draw doubles, as third seed Diana De Simone and Thea Jagare will face Raphaelle Leroux and My-Anh Holmes of UC Santa Barbara at 8 a.m. Saturday will also feature two rounds of main draw singles, as Badillo will play Martina Markov of Cal State Fullerton, while Costa will play Shachf Lieberman of UC Santa Barbara, the second and highest remaining seed of the main draw.
Additional matches will also be held throughout the day from San Diego.
Singles Competition
Round of 32
(5-8) Kennedy Buntrock (CP) def. Thea Jagare (LBSU), 7-6 (8-6), 1-6, 6-4
Pamela Badillo (LBSU) def. Carla Pacot (UCSB), 6-3, 3-6, 6-0
Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU) def. (9-18) Angela Ho (CSUN), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) def. (5-8) Diana De Simone (LBSU) 6-4, 6-3
(9-18) Grete Gull (UH) def. Paulina Franco (LBSU), 6-0, 6-0
(5-8) Cecilia Costa (LBSU) def. Haily Huynh (UCI), 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-1
Round of 16
Pamela Badillo (LBSU) def. (5-8) Kennedy Buntrock (CP) 7-6 (9-7), 6-3
Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) def. Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU), 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-2)
(5-8) Cecilia Costa (LBSU) def. (9-16) Grete Gull (UH), 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
Consolation Round of 32
Hana Gamracy (UCSD) def. Daria Malaescu (LBSU), 6-3, 6-4
Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) def. Sophie Rachor (UH), 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 10-3
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