Netters fall to No. 38 Long Beach State in season debut

Netters fall to No. 38 Long Beach State in season debutNetters fall to No. 38 Long Beach State in season debut

LONG BEACH, Calif. – In its first match of the season, the BYU women’s tennis team fell to No. 38 Long Beach State, 6-1, on the 49ers’ home court Friday.

“We played a good team,” BYU coach Lauren Jones-Spencer said. “The girls fought really hard. We started off slow and tried to work off nerves. We’re a lot better prepared for our match tomorrow after playing this one.”

The one bright spot of the day for BYU (0-1) came on Court 2 when senior Megan Price took down No. 117 Laura Bernard in a three-set thriller, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5.

Junior Aubrey Paul battled at the No. 5 position for the Cougars but was unable to top Sarah Cantlay, falling 7-6, 6-3.

BYU dropped its other four matches in straight sets to finish with the 6-1 loss.

The Cougars struggled in doubles play, losing close contests. Freshman Morgan Anderson and sophomore Desiree Tran lost a tough match on Court 2 to Cantlay and Julie Luzar, falling 9-8.

Price and freshman Meghan Sheehan-Dizon fell to Anais Dallara and Karolina Rozenberg, 8-5. The No. 1 Cougar duo was 3-2 during fall play.

The BYU netters continue play in California Saturday against UC Irvine at 1 p.m. PST.

 

Long Beach State: 6

BYU: 1

Singles competition:

1. Anais Dallara def. Desiree Tran 6-1, 6-4
2. Megan Price def. No. 117 Laura Bernard 2-6, 6-4, 7-5
3. Julie Luzar def. Morgan Anderson 6-2, 6-3
4. Klaudia Malenovska def. Meghan Sheehan-Dizon, 6-4, 6-3
5. Sarah Cantlay def. Aubrey Paul 7-6, 6-3
6. Anna Jeczmionka def. Lisa Waldron 6-0, 6-0
 

Doubles competition:

1. A. Dallara and K. Rozenberg def. M. Price/M. Sheehan-Dizon, 8-5
2. S. Cantlay/J. Luzar def. M. Anderson/D. Tran, 9-8
3. L. Bernard/K. Rozenberg def. A. Paul/L. Waldron, 8-0 

Match Notes:

BYU (0-1)
Long Beach State (2-0); National ranking No. 38
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,3,1,4,5,2)