Thursday, April 25
San Diego, CA / Barnes Tennis Center
9 A.M.
4
vs
3
No. 4 Long Beach State
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3,2
#1 Singles Match
12
44
Rhona Cook / 0 [LBSU]
66
#2 Singles Match
12
76
Justine Dondonay / 0 [LBSU]
63
#3 Singles Match
12
66
Peppi Ramstedt / 0 [LBSU]
24
#4 Singles Match
123
612
Sarah Medik / 0 [LBSU]
366
#5 Singles Match
123
466
Doga Akyurek / 0 [LBSU]
633
#6 Singles Match
123
166
Mathilde Tranberg / 0 [LBSU]
631
Order of Finish:
1,3,2,4,6,5
Players Mentioned
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Cal Poly Wins Thriller Against LBSU to Advance to Big West Semifinals
4/25/2024 8:00:00 PM | Women's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — The Cal Poly women's tennis team, the No. 5 seed, secured a dramatic 4-3 comeback victory over fourth-seeded Long Beach State in the Big West quarterfinals Thursday at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego to secure a spot in the semifinals at the tournament for the fourth consecutive year.
The Mustangs (11-8-1) will now face top seed UC Santa Barbara (14-7-1) in the semifinals of the Big West Championship at noon Friday in San Diego. The two teams played to a 3-3 tie to end the regular season this past Sunday in San Luis Obispo after a protest following the dual led to the Gauchos losing a match point.
Just like their matchup during the regular season, Cal Poly dropped the doubles point to Long Beach State following defeats at No. 1 and No. 2. However, junior Eliza Bates and sophomore Kennedy Buntrock were able to secure a 6-4 win at No. 3 to improve to 8-2 on the year.
Trailing 1-0, the Mustangs needed players to step up in singles to keep their season alive — and they did.
After the Beach took a 2-0 lead with a win at the No. 1 spot, junior Peyton Dunkle and sophomore Alexandra Ozerets responded with straight-set victories at No. 2 and No. 3 to level the match at 2-2. Ozerets finished first, rolling to a 6-2, 6-4 win to move to 13-7 this season. Dunkle improved to 10-6 this spring with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 triumph.
The three remaining singles matches all went to a third set. Despite a strong start, junior Romane Mosse suffered a hard-fought 6-3, 1-6, 2-6 defeat at No. 4, allowing Long Beach to take a 3-2 advantage.
With their backs against the wall, graduate student Melissa LaMette and Buntrock both came through in the clutch to deliver the Mustangs a victory. After losing the first set in her match at No. 6 6-1, Buntrock battled back and won the second 6-3 and the third 6-1 to even the match back up at 3-3. It was Buntrock's sixth consecutive singles victory, and she improved to 12-6 on the year and 4-0 at the No. 6 spot this season.
Just moments after Buntrock's win, LaMette completed a thrilling 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 5 to propel Cal Poly past LBSU and into the Big West semifinals.
With the win, the Mustangs avenged a narrow 4-3 home defeat to LBSU during the regular season.
Live scoring is available for Friday's semifinal match against UC Santa Barbara HERE and some of the action on the courts will be livestreamed for free on track.tennis. Follow Cal Poly women's tennis on Instagram (@calpolywtennis) and X/Twitter (@CalPolyWTennis) for live updates throughout the match.
The Mustangs (11-8-1) will now face top seed UC Santa Barbara (14-7-1) in the semifinals of the Big West Championship at noon Friday in San Diego. The two teams played to a 3-3 tie to end the regular season this past Sunday in San Luis Obispo after a protest following the dual led to the Gauchos losing a match point.
Just like their matchup during the regular season, Cal Poly dropped the doubles point to Long Beach State following defeats at No. 1 and No. 2. However, junior Eliza Bates and sophomore Kennedy Buntrock were able to secure a 6-4 win at No. 3 to improve to 8-2 on the year.
Trailing 1-0, the Mustangs needed players to step up in singles to keep their season alive — and they did.
After the Beach took a 2-0 lead with a win at the No. 1 spot, junior Peyton Dunkle and sophomore Alexandra Ozerets responded with straight-set victories at No. 2 and No. 3 to level the match at 2-2. Ozerets finished first, rolling to a 6-2, 6-4 win to move to 13-7 this season. Dunkle improved to 10-6 this spring with a 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 triumph.
The three remaining singles matches all went to a third set. Despite a strong start, junior Romane Mosse suffered a hard-fought 6-3, 1-6, 2-6 defeat at No. 4, allowing Long Beach to take a 3-2 advantage.
With their backs against the wall, graduate student Melissa LaMette and Buntrock both came through in the clutch to deliver the Mustangs a victory. After losing the first set in her match at No. 6 6-1, Buntrock battled back and won the second 6-3 and the third 6-1 to even the match back up at 3-3. It was Buntrock's sixth consecutive singles victory, and she improved to 12-6 on the year and 4-0 at the No. 6 spot this season.
Just moments after Buntrock's win, LaMette completed a thrilling 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory at No. 5 to propel Cal Poly past LBSU and into the Big West semifinals.
Magic Mel ??
— Cal Poly Women's Tennis (@CalPolyWTennis) April 25, 2024
The final point by Melissa LaMette in her match at No. 5 that clinched the 4-3 victory for the Mustangs and secured our spot in the Big West semifinals at noon tomorrow ??#RideHigh???? pic.twitter.com/Dut5cmyVN2
With the win, the Mustangs avenged a narrow 4-3 home defeat to LBSU during the regular season.
Live scoring is available for Friday's semifinal match against UC Santa Barbara HERE and some of the action on the courts will be livestreamed for free on track.tennis. Follow Cal Poly women's tennis on Instagram (@calpolywtennis) and X/Twitter (@CalPolyWTennis) for live updates throughout the match.
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