Saturday, March 1
Washington, D.C.
11:00 a.m. ET
Long Beach State University
4
at
2
George Washington
Photo by: John Fajardo
Beach Tennis Ends DC Trip Unbeaten With 4-2 Win Over George Washington
3/1/2025 1:54:00 PM | Women's Tennis
After dropping the doubles point, Long Beach State took each of the top four singles matches to extend their winning streak to six straight matches.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Playing their third match in three days, Long Beach State Tennis battled back from a doubles point loss with an impressive singles performance, taking the top four flights all in straight sets on the way to a 4-2 win over George Washington to close their trip back east.
"A strong weekend of tennis for the team," said head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello. "To win three difficult matches indoors says a lot about this team. I'm very proud of our fight this weekend."
Long Beach State (7-2) had won the doubles point in each of their first two matches of the road trip against Georgetown and Navy, but slipped behind against George Washington (4-4) on Saturday. Madison Lee and Victoria Sasinka defeated Diana De Simone and Thea Jagare 6-1 and after two dominant wins to start the trip, Cecilia Costa and Johanna Hiesmair were finally tripped up 6-4 by Karen Verduzco and Vaida Matuseviciute as the Revolutionaries took the doubles point.
The Beach stormed back in singles with a dominant performance. Costa set the tone with a 6-2, 6-1 win in the second flight over Matuseviciute to even the match at 1-1, and Jagare quickly followed with her third singles win of the weekend, 6-4, 6-2 over Madison Lee.
Long Beach State pulled closer with a 7-5, 6-3 win from Daria Malaescu in the fourth flight, and while the Beach dropped one singles match from Hiesmair, Diana De Simone closed out the win in the top flight, 6-4, 6-3 as the Beach won all four of the top flights in singles in straight sets to grab the win.
Returning home after four matches away, Long Beach State begins a six-match homestand at the Rhodes Tennis Center on Thursday, March 6 against Youngstown State at 2 p.m.
Long Beach State 4, George Washington 2
Singles Competition
1. Diana De Simone (LBSU) def. Victoria Sasinka (GW) 6-4, 6-3
2. Cecilia Costa (LBSU) def. Vaida Matuseviciute (GW) 6-2, 6-1
3. Thea Jagare (LBSU) def. Madison Lee (GW) 6-4, 6-2
4. Daria Malaescu (LBSU) def. Karen Verduzco (GW) 7-5, 6-3
5. Solange Skeene (GW) def. Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Alejandra Ramirez (GW) vs. Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) 2-6, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. Karen Verduzco/Vaida Matuseviciute (GW) def. Cecilia Costa/Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU) 6-4
2. Madison Lee/Victoria Sasinka (GW) def. Diana De Simone/Thea Jagare (LBSU) 6-1
3. Alejandra Ramirez/Solange Skeene (GW) vs. Daria Malaescu/Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,3,4,5,1)
"A strong weekend of tennis for the team," said head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello. "To win three difficult matches indoors says a lot about this team. I'm very proud of our fight this weekend."
Long Beach State (7-2) had won the doubles point in each of their first two matches of the road trip against Georgetown and Navy, but slipped behind against George Washington (4-4) on Saturday. Madison Lee and Victoria Sasinka defeated Diana De Simone and Thea Jagare 6-1 and after two dominant wins to start the trip, Cecilia Costa and Johanna Hiesmair were finally tripped up 6-4 by Karen Verduzco and Vaida Matuseviciute as the Revolutionaries took the doubles point.
The Beach stormed back in singles with a dominant performance. Costa set the tone with a 6-2, 6-1 win in the second flight over Matuseviciute to even the match at 1-1, and Jagare quickly followed with her third singles win of the weekend, 6-4, 6-2 over Madison Lee.
Long Beach State pulled closer with a 7-5, 6-3 win from Daria Malaescu in the fourth flight, and while the Beach dropped one singles match from Hiesmair, Diana De Simone closed out the win in the top flight, 6-4, 6-3 as the Beach won all four of the top flights in singles in straight sets to grab the win.
Returning home after four matches away, Long Beach State begins a six-match homestand at the Rhodes Tennis Center on Thursday, March 6 against Youngstown State at 2 p.m.
Long Beach State 4, George Washington 2
Singles Competition
1. Diana De Simone (LBSU) def. Victoria Sasinka (GW) 6-4, 6-3
2. Cecilia Costa (LBSU) def. Vaida Matuseviciute (GW) 6-2, 6-1
3. Thea Jagare (LBSU) def. Madison Lee (GW) 6-4, 6-2
4. Daria Malaescu (LBSU) def. Karen Verduzco (GW) 7-5, 6-3
5. Solange Skeene (GW) def. Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU) 6-1, 6-3
6. Alejandra Ramirez (GW) vs. Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) 2-6, unfinished
Doubles Competition
1. Karen Verduzco/Vaida Matuseviciute (GW) def. Cecilia Costa/Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU) 6-4
2. Madison Lee/Victoria Sasinka (GW) def. Diana De Simone/Thea Jagare (LBSU) 6-1
3. Alejandra Ramirez/Solange Skeene (GW) vs. Daria Malaescu/Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,3,4,5,1)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1
#1 Singles Match
12
66
Victoria Sasinka / 0 [GW]
43
#2 Singles Match
12
66
Vaida Matuseviciute / 0 [GW]
21
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Madison Lee / 0 [GW]
42
#4 Singles Match
12
76
Karen Verduzco / 0 [GW]
53
#5 Singles Match
12
13
Solange Skeene / 0 [GW]
66
#6 Singles Match
12
6UF
Alejandra Ramirez / 0 [GW]
2UF
Order of Finish:
2,3,4,5,1
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