Assistant women’s tennis coach Hannah Grady will leave Long Beach State this summer to take a swing at life. Grady, 24, is an international student from Coventry, England and is leaving the Beach with her MBA. She is looking for a career in city management or work with a non-profit[Read More…]
Women’s Tennis
49ers prevail over Sacramento State
No. 47 Long Beach State women’s tennis team seized its victory in a close match-in over its first ranked opponent of the week, No. 55 Sacramento State. LBSU improved its record to 9-3 overall in the close win. The 49ers held tight as they pinched the doubles point and went[Read More…]
‘Niners top UCI
No. 47-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team defeated its conference rival, No. 63 UC Irvine, as it continued to be undefeated in Big West play on Friday in a 5-2 victory. The Beach improved its record to 10-3 overall and 5-0 in the conference. The 49ers proved themselves front-runners[Read More…]
LBSU drops BYU 6-1
The No. 38-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team stayed undefeated as it defeated BYU 6-1, with Senior Anais Dallara grabbed a pair of wins at No. 1 in both doubles and singles. No. 38 Long Beach continues to show its strength at home as they swept the Cougars pairs[Read More…]
Beach tennis wins two titles at UNLV Invitational
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team won seven out of nine matches Sunday at the UNLV Invitational, including the flight two singles and doubles championships as the 49ers finished the first weekend of competition in women’s tennis. Junior Anna Jeczmionka completed an outstanding first weekend with a victory[Read More…]
Waves cut 49ers’ run short in first round of NCAA tournament
The No. 36-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team could’ve avenged two regular-reason losses in consecutive years against No. 27 Pepperdine when it mattered most. But instead, it was the Waves who rallied in two singles matches to crush the 49ers’ hopes of advancing to the second round of the[Read More…]
49ers look to keep ball rolling in NCAA tournament
The No. 36-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team is hoping that the third time will be the charm as it prepares to face No. 27 Pepperdine in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday at the Stanford Regional in Palo Alto, Calif. Start time is scheduled for[Read More…]
‘Niners headed to Stanford for NCAA tournament
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team will be making its return to the NCAA tournament as it heads north to the Stanford Regional in Palo Alto, Calif., the NCAA Division I Women’s Tennis Subcommittee announced Tuesday. In a rematch of the regular season, the No. 36-ranked 49ers (20-5) will[Read More…]
LBSU avenges loss to earn automatic bid to NCAA tournament
It was a déjà vu moment for the Long Beach State women’s tennis team Sunday when it faced UC Irvine for the second consecutive year in the Big West Conference tournament championship at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. This time around, however, it was the 49ers who claimed the title[Read More…]
Beach tennis: one win away from punching NCAA ticket
The No. 1-seeded Long Beach State women’s tennis team is now one match away from earning its seventh Big West Conference title in eight years and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament after a decisive 4-1 victory Saturday against the No. 5-seeded University of Pacific at the Indian Wells[Read More…]