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The
Beach washes UCR back inland
Swing
• Freshman Stephanie Bengson and LBSU
tennis team wins 6-1 over UC Riverside.
Jon Cook / Online Forty-Niner
By
Michelle Smith
Online 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
number three 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 were 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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