Maeva Razakasoa is 5,777 miles from home, but that isn’t keeping her from enjoying success on the tennis court. The redshirt freshman from France has started her Long Beach State career with a bang, winning 13 straight singles matches to open the season. The same can’t be said about every[Read More…]
Women’s Tennis
Long Beach State cleans up at home tournament
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team rolled through the second annual Beach Tennis Fall Invitational with dominating wins throughout the weekend, including four championships. Maeva Razakasoa, Karolina Rozenberg and Holly Reid won three of the four singles championships, and Rozenberg and Ebba Unden teamed up to win one of[Read More…]
‘Niners to open season at UNLV Fall Invitational
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team begins its fall season in Las Vegas this weekend at the annual UNLV Fall Invitational. Players from eight different schools will compete at the Fertitta Tennis Complex and will have seven flights of singles and four flights of doubles matches, according to the[Read More…]
Cross country teams to begin seasons Saturday
The Long Beach State men’s and women’s cross country teams will look to hit the ground running when they begin their seasons at the Mark Covert Classic on Saturday morning. The 49ers will go to Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea, Calif., to test their new teams, which include 16[Read More…]
Women’s tennis falls in opening round of NCAA tournament
LOS ANGELES — An early stumble Saturday denied the Long Beach State women’s tennis team of any extension to its historic 21-win season in a 4-0 sweep by Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament’s opening round. The third-seeded ‘Niners (21-4) were eliminated by the second-seeded Cowgirls (16-8) in a nearly-vacant[Read More…]
Women’s tennis wins third straight Big West championship
The second-seeded 49ers were crowned Big West champions for the third consecutive year on Sunday after upsetting top-seeded UC Irvine with a 4-1 victory. Head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello ignored each team’s seeded positions, however, and said that the matchup featured two even teams. “Most people know Irvine thought it was[Read More…]
TURNER: Doubles fading away from collegiate and professional levels of tennis
Tennis is a game steeped in tradition and a rich history. The game’s respectability has always been derived from the consistent expectation of gentlemanly conduct and fair play. Some of the more technological aspects of the game are reaching new heights. The racquet technology has advanced beyond the graphite model.[Read More…]
Long Beach State shows strength, resolve at Beach Invitational
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team concluded the Beach Invitational with a strong showing against New Mexico. LBSU swept all eight of its singles matches Sunday, dominating the Lobos with its aggressive approach. The 49ers are ranked 39th in the nation to begin the 2013 season, and they wasted[Read More…]
Tennis season begins as two 49ers win Player of the Week honors
As Long Beach State transitions from nonconference play to Big West Conference play in several sports, the women’s tennis team is just getting started and several players are earning recognition for their outstanding efforts this weekend. Tennis The LBSU women’s tennis team finished up its first tournament of the year[Read More…]
49ers fall to UCLA in round of 32
The Long Beach State tennis team’s NCAA appearance came to an end as it lost to the top-ranked team in the nation, UCLA. The 46th-ranked Long Beach State women gave all they had, but it wasn’t enough as they fell to No. 1 UCLA at the Los Angeles Tennis Center[Read More…]