The Long Beach State (#48) lost their first match of the season 7-0 to the #10 Trojans at USC on Wednesday.  The 49ers will travel up north to take on Cal in a double header, before hosting Florida International in the new Rhodes Tennis Center on February 6th.

The rankings held throughout the doubles, with #21 Fink and Niculescu of USC defeating LBSU’s Lisa Sutton and Deborah Armstrong 8-4, and #53 Sanchez and Ramos defeating Jessica Weeks and Rachael Manasse.

In singles, Hannah Grady (who was held out of the doubles) rebounded from a first-set loss to #38 Sarah Fansler to battle through a tight second set before eventually falling 7-6 in a 9-7 tiebreaker.

Anais Dallara, the freshman from France taking on her first opponent as a 49er, looked good against USC’s Gabriela Niculescu (#67).  She worked the opening set to 6-4 and sent the second set to 7-5, but ultimately lost.

#31 Fink/Niculescu (USC) def. Sutton/Armstrong (LBSU), 8-4

#53 Sanchez/Ramos (USC) def. Weeks/Manasse (LBSU) 8-4

Fansler/Kinstler (USC) def. Luzar/Dallara (LBSU) 8-5

#38 Sarah Fansler (USC) def. #68 Hannah Grady (LBSU) 6-1, 7-6, (9-7)

#22 Maria Sanchez (USC) def. Deborah Armstrong (LBSU) 6-1, 6-1

#16 Amanda Fink (USC) def. Rachael Manasse (LBSU) 6-4, 6-0

#67 Gabriela Niculescu (USC) def. Anais Dallara (LBSU) 6-4, 7-5

#36 Alison Ramos (USC) def. Julie Luzar (LBSU) 6-1, 6-3

Leyla Entekhabi (USC) def. Lisa Sutton (LBSU) 6-0, 6-1