March 12, 2010

Long Beach, Calif. -

Courtesy CSULB Sports Information
Long Beach State won all nine matches on the day in a quick 7-0 victory over Cal State Fullerton Thursday afternoon to remain unbeaten in conference play.

The Beach started the day with a sweep in doubles. Deborah Armstrong and Anais Dallara didn't drop a set at No. 2 doubles with an 8-0 victory, and Jaklin Alawi and Rachel Manasse won 8-1 to snag the doubles point. Sarah Cantlay and Anna Jeczmionka rounded out doubles with an 8-3 win over Akhmedovz and de la Cruz.

In singles, Jeczmionka didn't drop a game in a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5 over Jerusha Cruz, and Dallara and Manasse put up matching 6-1, 6-0, wins over their Titan opponents to clinch the match.

Cantlay also had a quick match at No. 6 singles, winning 6-1, 6-1 while Jaklin Alawi defeated Tiffany Mai in a matchup of freshmen at No. 1 singles 6-2, 6-2.

With the matter decided, losing the first set 4-6 against Erin Wiesener was no problem for Armstrong, who won the second set 6-4 and the super-tiebreaker 10-6 to close out the match.

DOUBLES
Alawi/Manasse, LBSU def. Mai/Rodriguez, CSF, 8-1
Armstrong/Dallara, LBSU def. Wiesener/Cruz, CSF, 8-0
Cantlay/Jeczmionka, LBSU def. Akhmedova/de la Cruz, CSF, 8-3

SINGLES
Jaklin Alawi, LBSU def. Tiffany Mai, CSF, 6-2, 6-2
Anais Dallara, LBSU def. Monica Rodriguez, CSF, 6-1, 6-0
Deborah Armstrong, LBSU def. Erin Wiesener, CSF, 4-6, 6-4, 10-6
Rachel Manasse, LBSU def. Malorie de la Cruz, CSF, 6-1, 6-0
Anna Jeczmionka, LBSU def. Jerusha Cruz, CSF, 6-0, 6-0
Sarah Cantlay, LBSU def. Karina Akhmedova, CSF, 6-1, 6-1