IRVINE, Calif. – The Hawai‘i women’s tennis team concluded a three-game road trip through California with a 6-1 loss to No. 70 UC Irvine, Sunday. The Rainbow Wahine finished 1-2 on the road swing and dropped to 4-8 overall.

The Anteaters took an early 1-0 lead after winning two of the three doubles matches. The team of Lauren Fitzgerald and Paige Mainor were victorious at No. 3 doubles, beating UC Irvine’s Hui Leow and Amy Tranckino, 8-1.

Led by Tiffany Chang’s 4-6, 6-2, (10-3) victory over Fitzgerald, the Anteaters took five of the six singles matches. The only Rainbow Wahine to win her match was Kimberly Curtis at the No. 6 spot, defeating Kristina Boss, 4-6, 6-3, (10-6).

Hawai‘i returns home to host Buffalo, Mar. 11 and Illinois State, Mar. 12.



UC Irvine 6, Hawai‘i 1

Singles
1. Tiffany Chang (UCI) def. Lauren Fitzgerald, 4-6, 6-2, 10-3
2. Jenny Bowman (UCI) def. Stacy Hakikawa, 6-2, 6-1
3. Anna Bentzer (UCI) def. Paige Mainor, 6-1, 6-2
4. Hui Leow (UCI) def. Mio Fukishima, 6-0, 6-3
5. Christie Posner (UCI) def. Justine Boutet, 6-0, 6-4
6. Kimberly Curtis def. Kristina Boss (UCI) 4-6, 6-3, 10-6

Doubles

1. Bowman/Chang (UCI) def. Boutet/Curtis, 8-3
2. Bentzer/Posner (UCI) def. Hakikawa/Fukishima, 9-8 (5)
3. Fitzgerald/Mainor def. Leow/Tranckino (UCI) 8-1



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