WTEN | Gaels Fall 4-2 to Long Beach - SMC California Athletics

Saturday, February 23

Moraga, CA

11:00 a.m.

Saint Mary's College of California

Long Beach State

Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner

WTEN | Gaels Fall 4-2 to Long Beach

2/23/2019 5:15:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Saint Mary's earned their first two points at home on Saturday against Long Beach, but ultimately fell 4-2.

MORAGA, Calif. — The Saint Mary's women's tennis team (1-6) won their first two points at home on Saturday against Long Beach, but eventually fell with a final score of 4-2.

Mariia Kozyreva earned a victory in the No. 1 singles spot as she cruised to an easy 6-0, 6-0 win against Wiktoria Rutkowska. Chloe Goyette picked up another win in singles action for the Gaels as she defeated her opponent in a 6-2, 7-5 win. Only one singles contest went unfinished during the matchup.

On the doubles courts, Hind Abdelouahid and Kozyreva teamed up to take down the Long Beach Rutkowska/Meyer duo and collected a 6-3 win. Clement/Pieters and Goyette/Ville were just narrowly defeated in the second and third doubles matches as both tandems fell 6-4 to the Beach.

Long Beach 4, Saint Mary's 2
Korth Tennis Complex
Feb. 23, 2019

Doubles
1. Abdelouahid/Kozyreva (SMC) def. Rutkowska/Meyer (LBSU) 6-3
2. Munoz/Devarakonda (LBSU) def. Clement/Pieters (SMC) 6-4
3. Bardet/Lennon (LBSU) def. Goyette/Ville (SMC) 6-4
Order of finish: 1,3,2

Singles
1. Mariia Kozyreva (SMC) def. Rutkowska (LBSU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Bardet (LBSU) def. Clementine Clement (SMC) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
3. Munoz (LBSU) def. Hind Abdelouahid (SMC) 6-4, 7-5
4. Chloe Goyette (SMC) def. Lennon (LBSU) 6-2, 7-5
5. Meyer (LBSU) led Jordan Harris (SMC) 6-7, 7-5, unfinished
6. Devarakonda (LBSU) def. Aubane Ville (SMC) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 1,6,4,3,2

UP NEXT: HAWAII
Saint Mary's will travel down south to take on Hawaii and the host, USC, on March 2 and 3, respectively. The matches will both start at 12 p.m. each day. More information about the match can be found on the Gaels' schedule page.