Reports From LBSU

Long Beach State returned to its winning ways Thursday as the No. 36 49ers defeated Washington State 6-1. The 49ers started with a sweep of doubles and then took five of six singles matches to stop the Cougars.

Washington State, who entered the week at No. 70, was outmatched by the 49ers in doubles, as Long Beach State won easily at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, picking up 8-1 and 8-2 victories respectively to get the doubles point. Sarah Cantlay and Julie Luzar, playing together for just the seventh time this year defeated Gomez/Kankaras of Washington State 8-6 to win the third doubles match as well.

The depth of the 49ers came into play in singles as well, as Long Beach State outlasted the Cougars at the bottom of the lineup. Rachel Manasse continued her strong play with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Andjela Kankaras at No. 4 singles, and Luzar and Cantlay each won second-set tiebreakers to help seal the win.

Deborah Armstrong also won a second set tiebreaker at No.3 singles to defeat Ksenia Googe 6-0, 7-6. AfterAnais Dallara fell in three sets at No. 2 singles, Jaklin Alawi wrapped up the match with a win over Liudmila Vailieva 3-6, 6-4, 10-3 to complete a comeback win.

DOUBLES 
Alawi/Manasse, LBSU def. Fournier/Vasileva, WSU 8-1 
Armstrong/Dallara, LBSU def. Nicolas/Googe, WSU 8-2 
Cantlay/Luzar, LBSU def. Gomez/Kankaras, WSU 8-6 

SINGLES 
Jaklin Alawi, LBSU def. Liudmila Vasilieva, WSU 3-6, 6-4, 10-3 
Elisabeth Fournier, WSU def. Anais Dallara LBSU, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1 
Deborah Armstrong, LBSU def. Ksenia Googe, WSU 6-0, 7-6 (3) 
Rachel Manasse, LBSU def. Andjela Kankaras, WSU 6-2, 6-3 
Julie Luzar, LBSU def. Marina Nicolas, WSU 6-4, 7-6 (1) 
Sarah Cantlay, LBSU def. Jessica Gomez, WSU 6-0, 7-6 (2)