Long Beach State pulled off a perfect sweep, winning all nine matches on the road at UC Riverside on the way to a 7-0 win in the team’s Big West conference opener.

Long Beach State’s day began with a pair of convincing wins at the top of the doubles lineup, as No. 55 Alawi Manasse defeated Corpuz/Plata at No. 1 doubles 8-2, and Armstrong/Dallara defeated McCullough/Sakhakorn by the same score at No. 2 doubles. In the final doubles match, Cantlay/Luzar took a close match and closed it out with a 7-0 tiebreaker victory.

In singles, Long Beach State finished out the sweep with six victories. Julie Luzar had the biggest win, skunking Roxanne Plata in a 6-0, 6-0 win, while Rachel Manasse also won convincingly at No. 4 6-0, 6-1 over Angelique Corpuz. Anais Dallara closed out the match with a 6-3, 6-3 win in her first match at No. 1, while the remaining matches went three sets, but the 49ers prevailed in each.

The 49ers play another conference opponent on Saturday, facing a key matchup with Black and Blue Rival UC Irvine. The No. 46 49ers host the No. 51 Anteaters starting at 11 a.m. at the Rhodes Tennis Center.

Doubles 
#55 Alawi/Manasse, LBSU def. Corpuz/Plata, UCR 8-2 
Armstrong/Dallara, LBSU def. McCullough/Sakhakorn 8-2 
Luzar/Cantlay, LBSU def. Rainey/McKay, UCR 9-7 (0)

Singles 
Anais Dallara, LBSU def. Nadia Sakhakorn, UCR 6-3, 6-3 
Deborah Armstrong, LBSU, def. Donna McCullough, UCR 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 
Jaklin Alawi, LBSU def. Taylor Rainey, UCR 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 
Rachel Manasse, LBSU def. Angelique Corpuz, UCR, 6-0, 6-1 
Anna Jeczmionka, LBSU def. Natalie McKay, UCR 6-2, 2-6, 10-5 
Julie Luzar, LBSU def. Roxanne Plata, UCR 6-0, 6-0 

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