Long Beach State University Athletics
Friday, February 20
Long Beach, Calif.
12 p.m.
Long Beach State University
4
vs
3
UC San Diego
Beach Battles Past UC San Diego, 4-3, At Rhodes Tennis Center
2/20/2026 3:56:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Franco clinches decisive point as Long Beach State improves to 5-4 on the season
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- No. 52 Long Beach State edged UC San Diego 4-3 on Saturday afternoon at Rhodes Tennis Center, securing a tightly contested Big West dual that came down to the final singles court. The victory moves the Beach to 5-4, 2-0 Big West overall, while the Tritons fall to 4-7, 0-2 Big West.
Long Beach State opened the afternoon by capturing the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Cecilia Costa and Paulina Franco set the tone at the top spot with a 6-4 victory over Olivia Allegre and Julia Visaya. UC San Diego answered with a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles as Daisy Carpenter and Diana De Simone delivered a dominant 6-0 performance on court three to secure the early 1-0 team advantage.
Singles play featured momentum swings throughout the lineup. Costa extended the Beach lead at No. 3 singles with a composed 6-3, 6-2 straight set win over Alisa Lansky. Pamela Badillo followed with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Allison Lian at No. 5, putting Long Beach State within one point of the team win.
UC San Diego responded at the top of the order. At No. 1 singles, Allegre rallied after dropping a first set tiebreak to defeat Diana De Simone 6-7, 6-1, 6-3. Carling Allaye-Chan added another point for the Tritons with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win over Thea Jagare at No. 2. UC San Diego also picked up a point at No. 4, where Hana Gamracy earned a win by retirement.
With the match tied and the outcome resting on court six, Franco delivered the clincher. She earned a 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) victory over Visaya, prevailing in an extended second set tiebreak to seal the fourth and decisive point for the Beach. Franco's singles win, combined with her earlier doubles triumph alongside Costa, capped a pivotal performance.
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Long Beach State opened the afternoon by capturing the doubles point with wins on courts one and three. Cecilia Costa and Paulina Franco set the tone at the top spot with a 6-4 victory over Olivia Allegre and Julia Visaya. UC San Diego answered with a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles as Daisy Carpenter and Diana De Simone delivered a dominant 6-0 performance on court three to secure the early 1-0 team advantage.
Singles play featured momentum swings throughout the lineup. Costa extended the Beach lead at No. 3 singles with a composed 6-3, 6-2 straight set win over Alisa Lansky. Pamela Badillo followed with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Allison Lian at No. 5, putting Long Beach State within one point of the team win.
UC San Diego responded at the top of the order. At No. 1 singles, Allegre rallied after dropping a first set tiebreak to defeat Diana De Simone 6-7, 6-1, 6-3. Carling Allaye-Chan added another point for the Tritons with a 7-6 (7-5), 6-4 win over Thea Jagare at No. 2. UC San Diego also picked up a point at No. 4, where Hana Gamracy earned a win by retirement.
With the match tied and the outcome resting on court six, Franco delivered the clincher. She earned a 6-3, 7-6 (10-8) victory over Visaya, prevailing in an extended second set tiebreak to seal the fourth and decisive point for the Beach. Franco's singles win, combined with her earlier doubles triumph alongside Costa, capped a pivotal performance.
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
3,2,1
#1 Singles Match
123
Olivia Allegre / 0 [UCSD]
666
713
#2 Singles Match
12
Carling Allaye-Chan / 0 [UCSD]
76
64
#3 Singles Match
12
Alisa Lansky / 0 [UCSD]
32
66
#4 Singles Match
12
Hana Gamracy / 0 [UCSD]
1WR
00
#5 Singles Match
12
Allison Lian / 0 [UCSD]
34
66
#6 Singles Match
12
Julia Visaya / 0 [UCSD]
36
67
Order of Finish:
4,3,5,6,2,1
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