LONG BEACH, Calif. — Long Beach State continued its strong play at home Sunday afternoon, defeating UC Davis 5-2 at Rhodes Tennis Center to improve to 8-6 overall and 3-1 in Big West play. The Beach secured its third conference win while remaining undefeated in doubles at home this season.<\/p>\n
The tone was set early in doubles, where LBSU swept all three courts to claim the opening point. On court one,\u00a0Cecilia Costa<\/a>\u00a0and Paulina Franco delivered a 6-3 win over Mika Ikemori and Polina Marakhtanova.\u00a0Pamela Badillo<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Thea Jagare<\/a>\u00a0followed with a 6-4 victory at No. 2 against Isabella Bringas and Maya Youssef. The clean sweep was completed on court three, as\u00a0Daisy Carpenter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Diana De Simone<\/a>\u00a0edged Aileena Hu and Kaia Wolfe 7-6, taking the tiebreaker 8-6 to secure the point.<\/p>\n With the 1-0 lead in hand, the Beach captured four of six singles matches to close out the 5-2 decision.<\/p>\n Pamela Badillo<\/a>\u00a0was first off the court in singles, earning a decisive 6-3, 6-1 win at No. 5 over Hu to extend the advantage to 2-0. UC Davis answered at No. 4, where Vivian Gallaway defeated Franco 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, but LBSU quickly regained control.<\/p>\n Daisy Carpenter<\/a>\u00a0pushed the lead to 3-1 with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Bringas at No. 6.\u00a0Thea Jagare<\/a>\u00a0added another key point at No. 3, defeating Youssef 6-3, 6-4 to give the Beach a 4-1 edge and bring the match to clinch position.<\/p>\n