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\n \u00a0Hawai’i
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<\/p>\n SANTA BARBARA, Calif. \u2013 The No. 49 UC Santa Barbara Women’s Tennis team delivered a strong conference performance Wednesday afternoon, defeating No. 64 Long Beach State 6-1 at the Arnhold Tennis Center. With the win, the Gauchos improve to 9-8 overall and move into second place in the Big West standings at 3-0, while handing the Beach their ninth loss of the season.<\/p>\n THE MATCH HOW IT HAPPENED Shortly after, Caroline Beard<\/a> and Ekua Youri<\/a> matched that scoreline with a dominant 6-1 win against Daria Malaescu and Diana De Simone to clinch the point. Long Beach State picked up a 6-2 win on court one, where Cecilia Costa and Paulina Martinessi defeated Isabella Wong<\/a> and Shanelle Iaconi<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Gauchos carried that momentum into singles, winning five of six matches to secure the team victory. Lily Pradkin<\/a> was first off the court, giving UCSB a 2-0 lead with a decisive 6-2, 6-2 win over Badillo at No. 5 singles. Shachf Liebermann<\/a> followed with an impressive performance at the top spot, battling to a 7-5 first-set win before dominating the second set 6-0 against Big West Player of the Week Costa.<\/p>\n Tutoveanu clinched the match, continuing the Blue and Gold’s strong showing with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Jagare at No. 4 singles, while Wong added another point with a solid 6-4, 6-2 win against Martinessi on court three.<\/p>\n Long Beach State earned its lone point at No. 6 singles, where Malaescu defeated Raphaelle Leroux<\/a> 6-3, 6-4. Youri closed out the match in the final contest of the day, rallying after dropping the first set to defeat De Simone 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2 singles.<\/p>\n RESULTS Order of finish: 3, 1, 2<\/p>\n Singles Order of finish: 5, 1, 4, 3, 6, 2<\/p>\n UP NEXT
\nFinal: #49 UC Santa Barbara 6, #64 Long Beach State 1
\nRecords: #49 UC Santa Barbara (9-8, 3-0 Big West), #64 Long Beach State (11-9, 4-3 Big West)<\/p>\n
\nUC Santa Barbara set the tone early by securing the doubles point with convincing wins on courts two and three. Emma Tutoveanu<\/a> and My-Anh Holmes<\/a> were first to finish, cruising to a 6-1 victory over Thea Jagare and Pamela Badillo on court three.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\nDoubles
\n1. Cecilia Costa\/Paulina Martinessi (CSULB) def. Isabella Wong<\/a>\/Shanelle Iaconi<\/a> (UCSB) 6-2
\n2. Caroline Beard<\/a>\/Ekua Youri<\/a> (UCSB) def. Daria Malaescu\/Diana De Simone (CSULB) 6-1
\n3. Emma Tutoveanu<\/a>\/My-Anh Holmes<\/a> (UCSB) def. Thea Jagare\/Pamela Badillo (CSULB) 6-1<\/p>\n
\n1. Shachf Liebermann<\/a> (UCSB) def. Cecilia Costa (CSULB) 7-5, 6-0
\n2. Ekua Youri<\/a> (UCSB) def. Diana De Simone (CSULB) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4
\n3. Isabella Wong<\/a> (UCSB) def. Paulina Martinessi (CSULB) 6-4, 6-2
\n4. Emma Tutoveanu<\/a> (UCSB) def. Thea Jagare (CSULB) 6-1, 6-3
\n5. Lily Pradkin<\/a> (UCSB) def. Pamela Badillo (CSULB) 6-2, 6-2
\n6. Daria Malaescu (CSULB) def. Raphaelle Leroux<\/a> (UCSB) 6-3, 6-4<\/p>\n
\nThe Gauchos’ second-to-last home match will be a Super Six contest against No. 73 Hawai’i on Apr. 4 at 10:30 a.m., featuring free snacks, pizza, and giveaways.
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