LONG BEACH, Calif. — Long Beach State extended its winning streak to two matches with a 6-1 victory over Youngstown State on Thursday at Rhodes Tennis Center, following up Wednesday’s 7-0 sweep of Seton Hall. The Beach improved to 7-6 overall heading into weekend Big West action.<\/p>\n
The Beach once again established control early by securing the doubles point. On court one, Cecilia Costa<\/a> and Paulina Franco defeated Yoana Dudova and Hanna Telzynska 6-3. Pamela Badillo<\/a> and Thea Jagare<\/a> clinched the point on court two with a 6-4 win over Line Greyling and Yeseniia Ovcharova. The third doubles match, featuring Daisy Carpenter<\/a> and Diana De Simone<\/a>, was left unfinished with Long Beach State trailing 3-5 once the point had been decided.<\/p>\n Carrying that momentum into singles, Long Beach State claimed five of six matches to seal the 6-1 decision. Paulina Franco delivered another straight-sets win at No. 4, topping Dudova 6-3, 6-4, while Thea Jagare<\/a> secured the fifth singles point in a competitive match at No. 3, closing out Ovcharova 6-3, 7-5.<\/p>\n
\nPamela Badillo<\/a> was first off the court at No. 5 singles, earning a decisive 6-2, 6-0 victory over Greyling. Cecilia Costa<\/a> followed at No. 2 with a dominant 6-1, 6-1 win against Lorena Cedeno to extend the Beach lead. Diana De Simone<\/a> added another point at the top of the lineup, defeating Telzynska 6-3, 6-0 on court one.<\/p>\n