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The
Beach washes UCR back inland
By
Michelle Smith
Daily Forty-Niner
Staff Writer
When
things are not going well sometimes you
have to take a step back in order to move
forward. That seems to be the case for the
Long Beach State women's tennis team, after
dropping two games last weekend to Sacramento
State and Pacific. Returning home, the 49ers
put their best foot forward as they were
victorious over UC Riverside last Thursday
at The Campus Courts.
The
No. 66-ranked 49ers defeated the visiting
Highlanders by a score of 6-1. With the
win, The Beach improved to 4-4 this season
and 3-1 in Big West play. The Highlanders
dropped to 2-5 on the season and are 0-3
in the Big West.
LBSU
swept all three doubles matches to earn
the doubles point. Nicole Bouffler and her
partner, Sandra Rocha, topped the Highlanders'
tandem of Michelle Beyronneau and H.R. Espiritu,
8-5 at court one. With the win their doubles
record improved to a flawless 7-0 this season.
LBSU's
Stephanie Bengson and Racheal Porsz kept
things going, as they were victorious against
Casey Cross and Catrisha Cabanilla at court
two. At court three, Alanah Carroll and
Nicolleta Ratiu soared past UCR's Collette
Chau and Eri Yoshimoto 8-1.
"The
No. 3 doubles did a good job closing the
match, leading the way for the rest of the
team," LBSU Head Coach Jennifer Hilt-Costello
said.
The
Beach was not done there, as they won in
singles play as well. Hilt-Costello was
impressed with her team's win.
"We
did a good job of taking control of the
points, playing offensively and consistently."
At
court one, No. 85-ranked Bouffler, squared
off against Cross at court one. Bouffler
proved to be too much for the UCR player,
as she came out on top, winning 6-3, 7-5
in two tough sets.
On
court three, LBSU's Rocha won in straight
sets over Espiritu 6-1, 6-0. At court four,
Carroll contributed with a victory over
Cabanilla in three tough sets 6-2, 4-6,
12-10. At court five, Porsz also won in
two straight sets, defeating UCR's Yoshimoto
6-3, 6-1. On court 6, Ratiu won by default.
The
Highlanders earned one point on Thursday,
which came at court two. UCR's Beyronneau
proved to be too much for Bengson as she
was defeated, 6-2, 6-2.
The
49ers will be back in action on Friday as
they travel to UC Irvine to play the Anteaters
at 1:30 p.m.
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