LONG BEACH, Calif.--The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team fell on the road at Long Beach State, 4-0 on Thursday at the Rhodes Tennis Center. Hawai'i fell to 9-8 overall and 3-3 in the Big West, while the 49ers improved to 11-4 overall and 4-0 in BWC action.
The Beach took the first two doubles matches on the No. 2 and 3 courts with LBSU's Maeva Razakasoa and Julie Gerard holding off UH's
Roxanne Resma and Cindy Ngyen, 6-3 at No. 2. Long Beach State's No. 3 duo of Ebba Unden and Alex Jones defeated UH's
Sarah Gealer and
Marina Hruba, 6-2.
In singles, the 49ers rolled to the victory winning on Courts 1, 3, and 4 for the sweep. LBSU's No. 60 Razakasoa defeated Nguyen, 6-0, 6-2 while UH's
Sarah Gealer fell by the identical score to Gerard at No. 3. Long Beach State's Hayley Thompson then knocked off UH's Resma at No. 5 for the 49'ers to win their fourth straight match.
Hawai'i remains on the road and will take on No. 64 UNLV on Saturday, March 26 at 10:00 am in Las Vegas, Nev.
Long Beach State 4, Hawai'i 0
Mar 24, 2016 at Long Beach, Calif.
(Rhodes Tennis Center) Singles competition1. #60 Maeva Razakasoa (LBSU) def.
Cindy Nguyen (UH) 6-0, 6-2
2. Ebba Unden (LBSU) vs.
Marina Hruba (UH) 6-3, unfinished
3. Julie Gerard (LBSU) def.
Sarah Gealer (UH) 6-0, 6-2
4. Laura Eales (LBSU) vs. Klara Pribylova (UH) 6-7, unfinished
5. Hayley Thompson (LBSU) def.
Roxanne Resma (UH) 6-1, 6-2
6. Alex Jones (LBSU) vs.
Paulina Petriskova (UH) 0-6, unfinished
Doubles competition1. #36 Laura Eales/Hayley Thompson (LBSU) vs.
Paulina Petriskova/Klara Pribylova (UH) unfinished
2. Maeva Razakasoa/Julie Gerard (LBSU) def.
Roxanne Resma/
Cindy Nguyen (UH) 6-3
3. Ebba Unden/Alex Jones (LBSU) def.
Sarah Gealer/
Marina Hruba (UH) 6-2
Match Notes:Hawai'i 9-8, 3-3 Big West
Long Beach State 11-4, 4-0 Big West