2008 BIG WEST WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
(#1) LONG BEACH STATE (4) vs. (#2) UC IRVINE (0)
SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008
INDIAN WELLS TENNIS GARDEN • INDIAN WELLS, CALIF.
Long Beach State claimed its fifth straight title with a 4-0 victory over UC Irvine in the finals of the Big West Women's Tennis Championship on Sunday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. It was the sixth championship overall for the 49ers, tying them with UC Santa Barbara for the most women's tennis titles ever by a Big West program.
The six championships have come in a seven-year period for LBSU. The win raised LBSU's record to 19-6 and earned them the Big West's automatic bid to the NCAA Championships. UCI fell to 16-9 on the year.
This year's NCAA Selection show will take place on Tuesday, April 29 on ESPNews between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m (EDT). The 64-team women's field will be announced first, followed by the men's field.
LBSU wasted no time getting on the scoreboard with quick wins at the No. 1 and No. 3 positions to collect the doubles point. Hannah Grady and Stephanie Bengson swept Inna Agababian and Becky Bernhard, 8-0, at No. 1. Deborah Armstrong and Lisa Sutton posted an 8-2 victory versus Ali Borowicz and Jessica Broadfoot.
In singles, the 49ers captured victories at the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 positions to wrap up the 4-0 sweep. Bengson notched a 6-1, 6-3 victory against Agababian at No. 2 and Armstrong followed suit with a 7-5, 6-4 win at No. 3 against Clare Fermin. Freshman Stephanie Jeanes clinched the match with her win at No. 4, as she defeated Brooke Bartlett, 7-6 (5), 6-3.
WOMEN'S FINALS
DOUBLES
1. Grady/Bengson (LBSU) def. Bernhard/Agababian (UCI) 8-0
2. Jeanes/Weeks (LBSU) vs. Fermin/Kwan (UCI) DNF
3. Armstrong/Sutton (LBSU) def. Borowicz/Broadfoot (UCI) 8-2
Order of finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
1. Hannah Grady (LBSU) vs. Becky Bernhard (UCI) DNF
2. Stephanie Bengson (LBSU) def. Inna Agababian (UCI) 6-1, 6-3
3. Deborah Armstrong (LBSU) def. Clare Fermin (UCI) 7-5, 6-4
4. Stephanie Jeanes (LBSU) def. Brooke Bartlett (UCI) 7-6 (5), 6-3
5. Jessica Weeks (LBSU) vs. Rebecca Kwan (UCI) DNF
6. Lisa Sutton (LBSU) vs. Jessica Broadfoot (UCI) DNF
Order of finish: 2, 4, 3