{"id":200420,"date":"2026-03-02T11:31:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/200420\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T11:31:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:31:22","slug":"long-beach-state-falls-5-2-at-hawaii-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/200420\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach State Falls 5-2 At Hawai’i"},"content":{"rendered":"

HONOLULU, Hawai’i\u00a0— No. 51 Long Beach State fell 5-2 at No. 45 Hawai’i on Saturday at the UH Tennis Complex, moving to 5-5 overall on the season and 2-1 in Big West play.<\/p>\n

The Beach started strong, capturing the doubles point with wins on courts two and three. Pamela Badillo<\/a> and Thea Jagare<\/a> battled to a 7-5 victory at No. 2, while Daisy Carpenter<\/a> and Diana De Simone<\/a> delivered a decisive 6-2 win at No. 3. Hawai’i took the top doubles court 6-3, but LBSU’s pair of victories secured the early 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

In singles play, Hawai’i responded by claiming five of six matches to secure the team win. The Rainbow Wahine evened the score with straight-set victories at Nos. 2 and 3, as Makeilah Nepomuceno defeated De Simone 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 and Emma Forgac topped Jagare 6-1, 7-5.<\/p>\n

Grete Gull gave Hawai’i its first lead of the day with a three-set win over Cecilia Costa<\/a> at the top spot, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1. The Rainbow Wahine added to the margin at No. 5, where Hannah Galindo edged Badillo 7-5, 7-5, and clinched the match at No. 6 as Allaire Berl posted a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Carpenter.<\/p>\n

Long Beach State’s lone singles point came at No. 4, where Paulina Franco bounced back from a second-set tiebreak loss to defeat Sophie Rachor 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1.<\/p>\n

Despite taking the early doubles point, the Beach were unable to maintain momentum in singles as Hawai’i closed out the 5-2 decision.

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