It was revealed on Tuesday that the Long Beach State women's tennis team will be facing No. 27 Pepperdine in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Stanford Regional in Palo Alto, Calif.
The NCAA tournament opener starts either May 13 or May 14, according to the NCAA website.
The No. 36-ranked LBSU team narrowly lost to the Waves in its season meeting, 4-3.
It is still unclear if injured player, Klaudia Malenovska, will return in time for the match.
If the Beach is able to get out of the first round, it will face the winner of the Stanford vs.Illinois-Chicago match on May 14 or May 15.
LBSU is carrying an eight-match win-streak into the tournament.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Big West Champs!!
It was a big weekend for the Long Beach State women's tennis team as they took the Big West conference title, earning an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.
The 49ers defeated three other schools – Cal State Fullerton, 4-0, Pacific, 4-1, and UC Irvine, 4-1 – en route to its eighth conference title in 10 years.
Sophomore Sarah Cantlay had a good outing during the quarterfinals and semifinal matches.
Senior Deborah Armstrong clinched the victory in the championship match.
LBSU now awaits the release of the NCAA tournament schedule to find out who will be its next opponent.
The NCAA tournamant schedule is due to release on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
The 49ers defeated three other schools – Cal State Fullerton, 4-0, Pacific, 4-1, and UC Irvine, 4-1 – en route to its eighth conference title in 10 years.
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Sophomore Sarah Cantlay had a good outing during the quarterfinals and semifinal matches.
Senior Deborah Armstrong clinched the victory in the championship match.
LBSU now awaits the release of the NCAA tournament schedule to find out who will be its next opponent.
The NCAA tournamant schedule is due to release on Tuesday at 2 p.m.
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