Malaescu, Van San Pick Up Pair Of Victories At CSUN Fall Tournament

Friday, November 6

Northridge, Calif.

Long Beach State University

CSUN Fall Tournament

11/6/2026 5:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Beach earns two singles wins in Northridge to open up final fall competition.

By: Quinn Ireland, Assistant Athletic Director of Communications

NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - The Long Beach State women's tennis team picked up two singles victories against Youngstown State at the CSUN Fall Tournament on Friday, while Pamela Badillo and Thea Jagare continued play in the consolation bracket at the ITA Masters in Rome, Ga.

Sonia Van San led the way with a 6-1, 6-0 win, and Daria Malaescu followed with a 6-2, 6-1 victory. Makaila Cheng battled in her singles match but fell 6-2, 6-4.

Doubles play was tight. Cheng and Malaescu came up just short against Youngstown State, falling 7-6 (7-4) in a tiebreaker, and Van San, playing with a UC Irvine partner, dropped a 6-2 decision.

The Beach returns to action Saturday with doubles against Youngstown State at noon and singles against UC Irvine at 1 p.m. The tournament wraps up Sunday with doubles against CSUN at noon.

ITA Masters

In Rome, Ga., Pamela Badillo and Thea Jagare fell 6-3, 6-4 to Army's Olivia Mellynchuk and Emily Ruckno in the consolation bracket at the Rome Tennis Center. The pair, making the first doubles appearance in program history at the ITA Masters, opened the event Thursday against Dartmouth.