LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State’s first day at the Rhodes Tennis Center had a bittersweet ending as the No. 42 49ers fell to No. 51 Florida International 4-3.

Starting the day with singles due to Florida International’s schedule and the nature of the makeup match from Friday’s rainout, the Beach picked up an early 2-1 lead, as Lisa Sutton was defeated at No. 6 singles but Rachel Manasse and Anais Dallara each picked up convincing wins. Manasse dispatched Maria Spenceley 6-4, 6-1, while her fellow freshman Dallara beat Maria Paza 6-2, 6-3.

                Long Beach State came away with a third singles point as No. 68 Hannah Grady took down Priscilla Castillo in No. 1 singles 7-6, 6-4, but Florida International’s Liset Brito recovered to take a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 win over Deborah Armstrong and Megan Jones defeated Julie Luzar 7-5, 6-7, 6-4 in a hard-fought match to force the match into doubles play.

                In doubles, Armstrong and Sutton avenged their singles losses with a commanding 8-1 win, but Dallara/Grady and Manasse/Weeks lost their doubles matches, giving the doubles point and the win to Florida International.