
Photo by: Saint Mary's Athletics / Tod Fierner
WTEN | Gaels Battle Through A 4-1 Loss To CSULB
3/15/2024 6:16:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LONG BEACH, Calif. - The Gaels finish off the weekend with a tough battle against Long Beach State, losing 4-1.
Saint Mary's duo Tian Yu Dong and Juliette Daries finished first defeating Doga Akyurek and Hana Becirovic Novak 6-2. CSULB dominated in the next two double sets, defeating duo Iman Khan and Olivia Rook 6-4, and duo Sofia Daryaie and Stefanie Silva 7-5, to go up 1-0.
SMC started off the singles strong with Daryaie putting up the Gaels only point of the match taking down Paulina Franco Martinessi 6-4, 6-2. On court two, MiaAngelina Ruja fell short to Justine Dondonay 6-2, 6-3, giving CSULB a 2-1 lead. Long Beach State secured the next two points by defeating Saint Mary's Iman Khan 7-5, 6-4, and Stefanie Silva 6-2, 7-5.
Daries was at match point going up against Long Beach State Medik when the singles point was clinched.
Doubles:
Order to finish – 2, 1, 3*
*Clinched doubles point
Singles:
Order to finish – 2, 1, 3*
*Clinched singles point
#GaelsRise
Saint Mary's duo Tian Yu Dong and Juliette Daries finished first defeating Doga Akyurek and Hana Becirovic Novak 6-2. CSULB dominated in the next two double sets, defeating duo Iman Khan and Olivia Rook 6-4, and duo Sofia Daryaie and Stefanie Silva 7-5, to go up 1-0.
SMC started off the singles strong with Daryaie putting up the Gaels only point of the match taking down Paulina Franco Martinessi 6-4, 6-2. On court two, MiaAngelina Ruja fell short to Justine Dondonay 6-2, 6-3, giving CSULB a 2-1 lead. Long Beach State secured the next two points by defeating Saint Mary's Iman Khan 7-5, 6-4, and Stefanie Silva 6-2, 7-5.
Daries was at match point going up against Long Beach State Medik when the singles point was clinched.
Doubles:
- Rhona Cook/Peppi Ramstedt (CSULB) def. Iman Khan/Olivia Rook (SMC), 6-4
- Tian Yu Dong/Juliette Daries (SMC) def. Doga Akyurek/Hana Becirovic Novak (CSULB), 6-2
- Paulina Franco Martinessi/Mathilde Tranberg (CSULB) def. Stefanie Silva/Sofia Daryaie (SMC), 7-5
Order to finish – 2, 1, 3*
*Clinched doubles point
Singles:
- Rhona Cook (CSULB) def. Iman Khan (SMC), 7-5, 6-4
- Justine Dondonay (CSULB) def. MiaAngelina Ruja (SMC), 6-2, 6-3
- Peppi Ramstedt (CSULB) def. Stefanie Silva (SMC), 6-2, 7-5
- Juliette Daries (SMC) vs. Sarah Medik (CSULB), DNF
- Olivia Rook (SMC) vs. Doga Akyurek (CSULB), DNF
- Sofia Daryaie (SMC) def. Paulina Franco Martinessi (CSULB), 6-4, 6-2
Order to finish – 2, 1, 3*
*Clinched singles point
#GaelsRise
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
2,1,3
Order of Finish:
6,2,1,3
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