Cecilia Costa Named Big West Freshman Of The Year As Five Honored For Beach Tennis
5/1/2025 5:34:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Costa is the eighth player to be named the Big West Freshman of the Year from Long Beach State.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – With seven freshmen, it was no surprise that the Beach was the home of the Big West Freshman of the Year, as Cecelia Costa came away with the honor as five players from Long Beach State were recognized as All-Big West after a tremendous season.
Costa came away with First Team honors in both singles and doubles along with her Freshman of the Year selection after an outstanding season. Costa went 24-12 overall on the season in singles as well as posting a 16-6 overall record in singles in dual matches, going 15-4 on the year in the second flight.
Partnered with junior Paulina Franco Martinessi, the duo also earned First Team All-Big West honors in doubles. Playing in the top flight, the pair went 3-0 on the year in dual matches at the top flight, and were 8-3 overall on the season.
Freshman Diana De Simone also earned First Team All-Big West honors in her first season at the Beach. De Sminoe went 22-12 overall on the season in singles and competed primarily in the top flight for Long Beach State, going 9-9 in dual matches.
The Beach had one other doubles pair recognized as freshmen Thea Jagare and Johanna Hiesmair received Honorable Mention. The pair went 4-3 overall in dual matches, grabbing a win in the top flight against UC Riverside and big wins against UC Santa Barbara during the regular season and UC Davis in the Big West Championship in the second flight.
Costa becomes the eighth player in program history to be named the Big West Freshman of the Year, joining Stephanie Bengson, Hannah Grady, Stephanie Jeanes, Jaklin Alawi, Ebba Unden, Maeva Razakasoa, and most recently, Wiktoria Rutkowska in 2019.
Costa came away with First Team honors in both singles and doubles along with her Freshman of the Year selection after an outstanding season. Costa went 24-12 overall on the season in singles as well as posting a 16-6 overall record in singles in dual matches, going 15-4 on the year in the second flight.
Partnered with junior Paulina Franco Martinessi, the duo also earned First Team All-Big West honors in doubles. Playing in the top flight, the pair went 3-0 on the year in dual matches at the top flight, and were 8-3 overall on the season.
Freshman Diana De Simone also earned First Team All-Big West honors in her first season at the Beach. De Sminoe went 22-12 overall on the season in singles and competed primarily in the top flight for Long Beach State, going 9-9 in dual matches.
The Beach had one other doubles pair recognized as freshmen Thea Jagare and Johanna Hiesmair received Honorable Mention. The pair went 4-3 overall in dual matches, grabbing a win in the top flight against UC Riverside and big wins against UC Santa Barbara during the regular season and UC Davis in the Big West Championship in the second flight.
Costa becomes the eighth player in program history to be named the Big West Freshman of the Year, joining Stephanie Bengson, Hannah Grady, Stephanie Jeanes, Jaklin Alawi, Ebba Unden, Maeva Razakasoa, and most recently, Wiktoria Rutkowska in 2019.
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