Long Beach State women’s tennis head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello went through the most challenging period of her life during the 2004 season. She faced the struggle of chemotherapy fatigue and played the most trying set of her career when she was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Although she went through extensive[Read More…]
Women’s Tennis
LBSU women’s tennis bested by Big West rival
The “Come on Beach” screams by fans and teammates at the Rhodes Tennis Center were not enough for Long Beach State women’s tennis (2-2, 1-1 Big West) on Saturday. Despite grinding until the final sets, the 49ers lost 5-2 against their Big West Conference rivals, the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine (2-1,[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s tennis falls against Saint Mary’s
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team fell short 5-1 in its home opener Saturday against Saint Mary’s. After winning the season opener at UC Riverside last Friday, LBSU (1-1) could not handle the Gaels (1-3) under the scorching sun at the Rhodes Tennis Center. “It was a tough loss,”[Read More…]
Sports spring back into action
The Daily 49er sports staff compiled a list of sports that will be in play during the Spring 2018 semester. We did a breakdown of the following sports that are in action: women’s tennis, women’s water polo, beach volleyball, track and field, baseball and softball. Women’s tennis: The Long Beach[Read More…]
Natalia Munoz prepares to lead LBSU to Big West title
She may be easy going and friendly off the court, but don’t let Long Beach State Women’s tennis player Natalia Munoz fool you with her personality. During gametime, Munoz adopts a fierce and intense persona in order to clinch her victory. Teammates and head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello all back[Read More…]
LBSU women’s tennis starts off their season at the UNLV tournament
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team dominated its competition last season under head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello, and they look more than prepared to do the same this season. After finishing with an overall record of 17-6, including a 6-2 record in the Big West Conference, LBSU made it into[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s tennis goes global with four signees
Long Beach State women’s tennis coach Jenny Hilt-Costello announced on Tuesday that the Beach has signed on four incoming freshmen for LBSU’s 2017 signing class from all over the world. Carlota Casasampere (Spain), Lalita Devarakonda (India), Georgia Gulin (Brazil) and Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (Iran) look to replace the highest ranked senior[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s tennis handles Georgetown
Senior Maeva Razakasoa proved why she is a leader for the Long Beach State women’s tennis team in LBSU’s match against Georgetown (6-2) Tuesday. Tension built throughout the match as the Hoyas continued to argue out calls and show visible frustration, but Razakasoa made quick work of Georgetown’s senior Victoire[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s tennis team rolls passed University of San Francisco
After an early loss to Loyola Marymount, the Long Beach State women’s tennis team has now won three straight contests after its 6-1 victory over the University of San Francisco Sunday. The women got off to a great start when they won two doubles matches to take the first point[Read More…]
Hayley Thompson dominates on the court with her backhand
For Long Beach State senior tennis player Hayley Thompson, her hours of practicing her backhand are starting to pay off as she continues to win on the court. The senior, who has played in almost every level Flight at tennis tournaments, had her biggest win after defeating Loyola Marymount’s Jessica[Read More…]