HONOLULU--In a day of competitive play, the University of Hawai`i women's tennis team (3-6) fell to the Santa Clara Bronco's (4-5) 4-3, Sunday morning at Central Oahu Regional Park. Coming off a loss Friday to San Diego State, the Rainbow Wahine did not let up on the competition.

Hawai`i won a single doubles match, giving the Bronco's a 1-0 lead at the start of the day. Lauren Fitzgerald and Paige Mainor posted their third win this season as partners at the No. 3 doubles spot. Fitzgerald and Mainor beat the Santa Clara team of Mariko Kawakami and Pati Ruiz, 8-3.

On the singles side, the Rainbow Wahine scored points on the first, second and fifth courts. In a heartbreaker match, Mio Fukushima dropped in two sets to Janalle Kaloi. Fukushima had a chance to split sets, but despite her valiant effort Kaloi pulled ahead and captured the match, 6-2, 7-5.

In the No. 5 position, Renata Camargo extended her season win streak to four, the longest of any Rainbow Wahine this season. Camargo defeated Santa Clara's Mariko Kawakami, 6-2, 6-1.

Up next for the Rainbow Wahine is a dual meet at Cal State Riverside, March 7. After that they will travel to Cal State Northridge and UC Irvine to round out their three meet road trip.



Santa Clara 4, Hawai`i 3

Doubles
1. Limbers/Kaloi (SCU) def. Camargo/Boutet (UH) 8-3
2. Campbell/Siegel (SCU) def. Hakikawa/Fukushima (UH) 8-4
3. Fitzgerald/Mainor (UH) def. Kawakami/Ruiz (SCU) 8-3


Singles
1. Lauren Fitzgerald (UH) def. Christine Limbers (SCU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Stacy Hakikawa (UH) def. Catherine Cochrane (SCU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Janalle Kaloi (SCU) def. Mio Fukushima (UH) 6-2, 7-5
4. Casey Knutson (SCU) def. Justine Boutet (UH) 6-4, 6-1
5. Renata Camargo (UH) def. Mariko Kawakami (SCU) 6-2, 6-1
6. Pati Ruiz (SCU) def. Kimberly Curtis (UH) 6-2, 6-2



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