{"id":139894,"date":"2026-01-19T08:47:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/139894\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T08:47:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T08:47:10","slug":"long-beach-state-opens-season-with-statement-weekend-at-beach-tennis-winter-invite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/139894\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach State Opens Season With Statement Weekend At Beach Tennis Winter Invite"},"content":{"rendered":"

LONG BEACH, Calif. \u2013 Long Beach State women’s tennis closed out a successful opening weekend on Sunday, finishing the Beach Tennis Winter Invitational with another strong performance against Denver at the Rhodes Tennis Center.
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\nThe Beach won on all three days of competition, relying on consistent singles play throughout the weekend. Interim head coach Gertjan De Wilder<\/a> noted that while the doubles lineup is still a work in progress, the team continued to “compete at a high level in singles,” a trend that carried through Sunday’s action.
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\nLong Beach State picked up one doubles win on the day, as Cecilia Costa<\/a> and Thea Jagare<\/a> earned a 6-3 victory at the top spot, before Denver claimed the remaining two matches. In singles play, the Beach responded by taking four of six matches to close the invitational on a high note.
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\nJagare capped a perfect weekend at the No. 1 position with a 6-4, 6-4 win, remaining unbeaten in singles play. De Wilder pointed to her consistency at the top of the lineup as a major positive, noting that she won all of her matches at No. 1.
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\nDaria Malaescu<\/a> was equally impressive at No. 4 singles, earning a 6-3, 6-1 win and also finishing the weekend undefeated. De Wilder praised Malaescu’s progress over the course of the weekend. “The level she played at is much higher than what we saw in the fall,” he said. “For her to come out and win her matches comfortably at the No. 4 spot is impressive.”
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\nAdditional singles victories came from Costa, who rallied for a three-set win, and Paulina Franco, who closed the day with a straight-set victory at No. 6. The performances underscored the depth of the Beach lineup as the team opened the winter\/spring season.
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\nTo finish out the tournament, CSUN claimed four singles wins after Fullerton swept the doubles matches.
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\nThe Beach Tennis Winter Invitational provided Long Beach State with valuable early-season competition and momentum as the Beach prepare for the start of the spring schedule.
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\nDay 3 – RESULTS
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\nLong Beach State vs Denver
\nDOUBLES
\nCecilia Costa<\/a> and Thea Jagare<\/a> (LBSU) def.
\nHana Becirovic Novak and Marley Lambert (DU) 6-3
\nClaudia Martinez and Loiuise Wikander (DU) def.
\nPaulina Franco and Johanna Hiesmair<\/a> (LBSU) 6-2
\nYunfei Cai and Natalie Cinkova (DU) def.
\nPamela Badillo<\/a> and Diana De Simone<\/a> (LBSU) 6-4
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\nSINGLES
\nThea Jagare<\/a> (LBSU) def. Loiuise Wikander (DU) 6-4, 6-4
\nMarley Lambert (DU) def. Diana De Simone<\/a> (LBSU) 3-6, 6-4(6-10)
\nCecilia Costa<\/a> (LBSU) def. Natalie Cinkova (DU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
\nDaria Malaescu<\/a> (LBSU) def. Hana Becirovic Novak (DU) 6-3, 6-1
\nYunfei Cai (DU) def. Pamela Badillo<\/a> (LBSU))6-4, 3-6(4-10)
\nPaulina Franco (LBSU) def. Ruby Hansen (DU) 6-3, 6-1
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\nCSUN vs CS Fullerton
\nDOUBLES
\nEmilie Lugon-Moulin and Chloe Schwarz (CSF) def.
\nSofia Dermenjyan and Nicole West (CSUN) 6-3
\nMartina Markov and Seha Yu (CSF) def.
\nEmma Moratella Sanz and Sandra Arguelles (CSUN) 6-3
\nMilena Gevorgyan and Madison Schwarz (CSF) def.
\nTalia Harper and Vito Solis Urdiales (CSUN) 7-6<\/p>\n

SINGLES

\nEmma Moratella Sanz (CSUN) def. Seha Yu (CSF) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5

\nEmilie Lugon-Moulin (CSF) def. Sofia Dermenjyan (CSUN) 6-3, 6-1

\nTalia Harper (CSUN) def. Martina Markov (CSF) 6-1, 7-5

\nAnnette Robertson (CSUN) def. Chloe Schwarz (CSF) 6-1, 6-1

\nVito Solis Urdiales (CSUN) def. Milena Gevorgyan (CSF) 6-0, 6-4

\nSandra Arguelles (CSUN) def. Dana Kunza (CSF) 3-6, 6-4, 6-1

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