SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Saint Mary's Women's Tennis continues on with their season with two different matchups in Southern California. They first head down to San Diego to compete against University of San Diego, then follow that up with a short trip to Long Beach to face Long Beach University.
THE DETAILS
Saint Mary's (3-5) at University of San Diego (7-3)
Saturday, March 12 at 12:00 p.m.
Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center, San Diego, Calif.
Saint Mary's vs. Long Beach State (5-4)
Sunday, March 13 at 12:00 p.m.
Rhodes Tennis Center, Long Beach, Calif.
LAST TIME OUT
SMC Women's Tennis has now won three of their last four matches after the Gaels 6-1 victory over UC Davis at the Marya Welch Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.
Mariia Kozyreva needed just two sets to defeat Sara Tsukamoto 7-5, 6-1 in match one, while Lene Mari Hovda beat Olive Maunupau 6-0, 6-2. Jocelyn Massey took down Kristina Evloeva 6-0, 6-4 and Jordan Harris outlasted Yana Gurevich in an epic 6-4, 6-7 (8-10), 10-5 win. It was also an incredibly narrow loss for Julia Ronney in the lone match the Gaels didn't claim as they dominated the day overall.
Harris and Kozyreva were again a winning combo as they topped Tsukamoto and Lauren Ko 7-5, and Massey and Ronney defeated Evloeva and Michelle Zell 6-4 to take the doubles point in Gaels ninth straight win over the Aggies.
ABOUT USD
To kick-off the 2022 Tennis season, USD was selected second in the WCC Preseason Poll and nationally ranked at No.31 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Poll. The Toreros have competed against multiple nationally ranked institutions so far this season, including #32 Arizona State, and a successful win against #57 Princeton. As a whole, Toreros Women's Tennis has an overall record of 77-40 in singles. A highlight for USD is Redshirt junior, Solymar Colling. She has an overall record of 12-9, with a Nationally ranked record of 3-2.
ABOUT LONG BEACH STATE
Big West's Long Beach State currently holds an undefeated conference record of 3-0. These successful conference wins have been earned by the team's young roster of 7-of-8 freshmen this season. With a new face in the Assistant Coach's position, Vanessa Abel hopes to bring her expertise to the Long Beach Women's Tennis staff. Abel was nationally ranked throughout her collegiate career and now hopes to reflect her work ethic onto the team. Their successes are mainly found in doubles, with an overall record of 42-27.
