LONG BEACH, Calif. – Idaho women's tennis dropped a dual match to Long Beach State, 4-0 on Thursday afternoon at the Rhodes Tennis Center.
The Vandals fell behind early in the match, falling at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.
Ines Oliveira and
Ke Syuan Jhang fell to Long Beach State's Zara Lennon and Sheena Masuda 6-4 while
Andrea Redondo and
Saffron Dowse dropped their match 6-2.
In singles play, LBSU won at the No. 2, No. 5 and No. 6 positions to ultimately clinch the match victory. The remaining three matches went unfinished.
Horacek lost in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0 to Arina Babkova at No. 6.
In the No. 5 spot, Palma was defeated 6-3, 6-0 to push the score to 3-0.
The match was clinched after Lennon earned a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jhang.
NEXT UP: The Vandals wrap up non-conference play at UC Irvine on Saturday, March 19. The match will get underway at 10 a.m.
Long Beach State 4, Idaho 0
Singles competition
1. Nikola Homolkova (LBSU) vs.
Melissa Huchet (UI) 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
2. Zara Lennon (LBSU) def.
Ke Syuan Jhang (UI) 6-4, 6-4
3. Sheena Masuda (LBSU) vs.
Andrea Redondo (UI) 7-6, 2-3, unfinished
4. Claire Le Du (LBSU) vs.
Saffron Dowse (UI) 7-5, 1-0, unfinished
5. Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) def.
Jayanne Palma (UI) 6-3, 6-0
6. Arina Babkova (LBSU) def.
Nicole Horacek (UI) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Zara Lennon/Sheena Masuda (LBSU) def.
Ines Oliveira/
Ke Syuan Jhang (UI) 6-4
2. Nikola Homolkova/Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) vs.
Melissa Huchet/
Jayanne Palma (UI) 5-2, unfinished
3. Claire Le Du/Arina Babkova (LBSU) def.
Andrea Redondo/
Saffron Dowse (UI) 6-2
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (6,5,2)
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