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Long Beach State women’s tennis extend the Washington Huskies in a home tennis match at the Rhodes Tennis Center.

Before an energetic crowd, the women’s tennis team from Long Beach State gave top 25 Washington a run for their money. Deborah Armstrong pulled out two victories, singles and doubles, while Jackie Alawi, Rachel Manasee, and Sarah Cantley all played well in the 6-1 loss.

Game images at: Ballin’ at Da Beach – Facebook – Flickr

From Long Beach State reports:

Long Beach, Calif. – Deborah Armstrong picked up a singles victory for Long Beach State, but was the lone point as the 49ers fell to No. 18 Washington 6-1 on Sunday.

Deborah Armstrong was the big winner in the day, defeating Lina Xu at No. 3 singles in three sets 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 to get Long Beach State on the board.

Armstrong also grabbed a win in doubles, as she teamed with Anais Dallara to defeat Chan/Smith in a 9-8 thriller at No. 2 doubles. The 49ers were unable to take the point, as the team lost 9-7 at both No. 1 and No. 3 doubles.

Doubles
#6 Ardies/Dy, UW def. #60 Alawi/Manasse, LBSU, 9-7
Armstrong/Dallara, LBSU def. Chan/Smith, UW 9-8 (3)
Malovic/Xu, UW def. Cantlay/Jeczmionka, 9-7

Singles
#14 Venise Chan, UW def. Anais Dallara, LBSU 6-2, 6-4
#6 Denise Dy, UW def. Jaklin Alawi, LBSU, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
Deborah Armstrong, LBSU def. Lina Xu, UW 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
Samantha Smith, UW def. Rachel Manasse, LBSU 4-6, 6-4, 10-8
Joyce Ardies, UW def. Anna Jeczmionka, LBSU 6-2, 6-4
Aleksandra Malovic, UW def. Sarah Cantlay, LBSU 7-6 (4), 6-2

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