The No. 1-seeded Long Beach State women’s tennis team finished the season with a five-match winning streak, and sure enough, the 49ers carried that momentum over into a decisive 4-0 victory over No. 8 Cal State Fullerton on Friday in the first round of the Big West Conference Championships. Sophomore[Read More…]
Women’s Tennis
‘Niners aim to put last season behind them
After failing to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time in seven years last season, the No. 39-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team will have it sights set on redemption this weekend at the Big West Conference tournament. Since the tournament’s venue moved in 2004[Read More…]
Victory gives 49ers fourth consecutive Big West regular-season title
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team captured its fourth consecutive regular-season Big West Conference title Saturday with a 5-2 win on the road at the University of Pacific. With the win, the 49ers (17-5, 7-1 Big West) also clinched a No. 1 seed in the upcoming conference tournament. In[Read More…]
Armstrong guides ‘Niners to victory on Senior Day
If the No. 47-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team was looking to reestablish its dominant history over the Big West Conference, then it certainly didn’t hold back in its final home match of the season Saturday. Following a pair of comeback wins to sweep the doubles point, the 49ers’[Read More…]
Beach tennis takes down Oregon, 5-2
Behind a stellar performance from the bottom half of its lineup, the No. 47-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team notched a 5-2 victory over Oregon on Friday in its return to the Rhodes Tennis Center. It was the first match home match for The Beach in three weeks. The[Read More…]
Beach tennis outlasts DePaul
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team were put to the test against DePaul on Saturday as it saw four matches go to three sets in its third contest in as many days on the road. But the 49ers managed to prevail in all four three-set matches to pick up[Read More…]
No. 19 Notre Dame steamrolls past LBSU
The No. 44-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team learned that it still has a ways to go before it can contend with the best collegiate teams in the country, and it found that out the hard way Friday. In the second of three matches on the road in the[Read More…]
‘Niners overcome early woes in Chicago
The No. 44-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team opened its three-match road trip in the Midwest with a come-from-behind victory over Illinois-Chicago, 5-2, on Thursday. The 49ers rallied to win the doubles point before taking four of six singles matches to win the contest. The Beach fell behind early[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 25
It hasn’t been two weeks since Klaudia Malenovska returned to the tennis court from her suspension, and she has already made her presence felt on the Long Beach State women’s tennis team. After completing her first full week of competition last week, Malenovska was named the Big West Conference Player[Read More…]
Beach tennis falls short in Malibu
The No. 44-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team opened up its four-match road stretch with a tough loss to No. 37 Pepperdine, 4-3, in Malibu on Friday. Despite taking all three points from the top of their lineup, LBSU’s bottom four could not hold off the Waves in singles[Read More…]