LONG BEACH, Calif. – San Diego State women’s tennis dropped a hard-fought contest at Long Beach State on Sunday, falling 4-2 in a tight matchup at the Rhodes Tennis Center.
The Aztecs battled at The Beach, winning three matches and seven sets, but were unable to capture a victory.
Long Beach State claimed the doubles point, taking courts one and three. Gloria Alogo and Liisa Varul were bested 6-1 by Cecelia Costa and Johanna Hiesmair on the top court. Yasmine Kabbaj and Ninon Martinache evened the score with a 6-1 win over Diana De Simone and Thea Jagare, but Daisy Carpenter and Paulina Franco were able to clinch the point in a 6-4 battle against Jo-Yee Chan and Zoe Olmos.
With one point on the board for The Beach, Olmos was able to tie things up for the Aztecs. The senior cruised to a commanding 6-2, 6-1 win over Pamela Badillo on court five. Chan then gave the advantage to San Diego State, coming out on top in a 6-4, 7-5 nail biter against Costa on court two.
LBSU knotted up the score again with a win in the top spot. Kabbaj was bested 6-3, 6-3 by De Simone to make it 2-2.
On court three, Alogo came up short in three sets. After taking the first set 6-1, the junior couldn’t maintain the momentum and fell 6-3, 6-2 in the second and third sets to Jagare, who reclaimed the lead for The Beach.
The match came down to the wire on courts four and six. In the fourth spot, Martinache earned a dominant 6-1 first set win over Daria Malaescu before getting tripped up 6-3 in the second. Over on court six, Varul dropped a tough 7-5 first set to Carpenter, but rallied for a 6-3 win in the second. Coming down to a third set on both courts, Malaescu was able to clinch the match on court four by a tight score of 6-4.
The Aztecs fall to 4-3 on the season and will next face Washington on their home courts at noon on Feb. 22.
Doubles Competition
1. Cecilia Costa/Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU) def. Gloria Alogo/Liisa Varul (SDSU) 6-1
2. Yasmine Kabbaj/Ninon Martinache (SDSU) def. Diana De Simone/Thea Jagare (LBSU) 6-1
3. Daisy Carpenter/Paulina Franco (LBSU) def. Jo-Yee Chan/Zoe Olmos (SDSU) 6-4
Singles Competition
1. Diana De Simone (LBSU) def. Yasmine Kabbaj (SDSU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Jo-Yee Chan (SDSU) def. Cecelia Costa (LBSU) 6-4, 7-5
3. Thea Jagare (LBSU) def. Gloria Alogo (SDSU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
4. Daria Malaescu (LBSU) def. Ninon Martinache (SDSU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Zoe Olmos (SDSU) def. Pamela Badillo (LBSU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Liisa Varul (SDSU) vs. Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) DNF 5-7, 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles: (1,2,3); Singles: (5,2,1,3,4)