September 9, 2014
Coming off one of the most impressive seasons in 49er tennis history, coach Jenny Hilt-Costello’s squad is ready to get back into action for the fall season, starting with the UNLV Tournament Sept. 19.
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March 3, 2014
Maeva Razakasoa is 5,777 miles from home, but that isn’t keeping her from enjoying success on the tennis court.
The redshirt freshman from France has started her Long Beach State career with a bang,...
Julio Tejada, Staff Writer
October 6, 2013
Filed under Sports, Women's Sports, Women's Tennis
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team rolled through the second annual Beach Tennis Fall Invitational with dominating wins throughout the weekend, including four championships.
Maeva Razakasoa,...
Julio Tejada, Contributing Writer
September 19, 2013
Filed under Sports, Women's Sports, Women's Tennis
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team begins its fall season in Las Vegas this weekend at the annual UNLV Fall Invitational.
Players from eight different schools will compete at the Fertitta Tennis Complex and will have seven flights of singles and four flights of doubles matches, according to the Long Beach State athletics website.
The tournament will host LBSU, UNLV, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona, North Texas,...
Jason Clark, Sports Editor
August 29, 2013
Filed under Men's Cross Country, Men's Golf, Men's Sports, Sports, Women's Cross Country, Women's Golf, Women's Sports, Women's Tennis
The Long Beach State men’s and women’s cross country teams will look to hit the ground running when they begin their seasons at the Mark Covert Classic on Saturday morning.
The 49ers will go to Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea, Calif., to test their new teams, which include 16 freshmen.
The men’s team will be led by junior Chris Enriquez, who had a very successful outdoor track season last spring. Joining Enriquez...
Daniel Astle, Staff Writer
May 13, 2013
Filed under Sports, Women's Sports, Women's Tennis
LOS ANGELES — An early stumble Saturday denied the Long Beach State women’s tennis team of any extension to its historic 21-win season in a 4-0 sweep by Oklahoma State in the NCAA Tournament’s opening round.
The third-seeded ‘Niners (21-4) were eliminated by the second-seeded Cowgirls (16-8) in a nearly-vacant UCLA Los Angeles Tennis Center, where they served as some of the only witnesses to the end of both their...
Daniel Astle, Staff Writer
April 28, 2013
Filed under Sports, Women's Sports, Women's Tennis
The second-seeded 49ers were crowned Big West champions for the third consecutive year on Sunday after upsetting top-seeded UC Irvine with a 4-1 victory. Head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello ignored each team's seeded positions, however, and said that the matchup featured two even teams. "Most people know Irvine thought it was an upset," Hilt-Costello said. "We went into it thinking that we had a legitimate shot to beat them." T...
Andrew Turner, Staff Writer
January 23, 2013
Filed under Sports, Women's Sports, Women's Tennis
Tennis is a game steeped in tradition and a rich history. The game's respectability has always been derived from the consistent expectation of gentlemanly conduct and fair play. Some of the more technological aspects of the game are reaching new heights. The racquet technology has advanced beyond the graphite model. Balls explode off the strings in ways unimaginable when the game began with the use of wooden racquets. The fitness of the p...
