EL PASO, Texas - The Hawai`i women's tennis team improved to a perfect 3-0 in the Western Athletic Conference with a 6-1 romp over UTEP, Sunday afternoon, at the El Paso Tennis Club. The Rainbow Wahine captured its third consecutive victory to improve to 5-3 overall.

UH won the doubles point after the team of Renata Camargo and Kana Aikawa outlasted Danielle King and Téa Spirta, 9-8 at the No. 3 court. The Rainbow Wahine also won the top doubles spot after Lauren Fitzgerald and Paige Mainor toppled Martina Rezar and Katherine Palider, 8-4.

Hawai`i then won five of the six singles matches as Fitzgerald, Sylvia Jaros, Mainor and Camargo all won in straight sets. Fitzgerald swept past Rezar, 6-2, 6-2, at the No. 1 spot to improve to 5-3 in dual matches this year. Camargo captured her fifth consecutive victory with an easy 6-1, 6-2 victory over King at the No. 6 court.

The Rainbow Wahine return to Honolulu, where they next host Michigan, Feb. 26, at the Central Oahu Tennis Complex.


Match Results
Hawai`i 6, UTEP 1
Singles
1. Lauren Fitzgerald def. Martina Rezar (UTEP), 6-2, 6-2
2. Sylvia Jaros def. Tea Spirta (UTEP), 6-4, 6-3
3. Justine Boutet def. Gilat Barzilai (UTEP), 6-4, 4-6, (10-7)
4. Paige Mainor def. Adriana Boykova (UTEP), 7-6 (4), 7-5
5. Katherine Palider (UTEP) def. Kana Aikawa, 6-3, 6-1
6. Renata Camargo def. Danielle King (UTEP), 6-1, 6-2

Doubles
1. Fitzgerald/Mainor def. Rezar/Palider (UTEP), 8-4
2. Barzilai/Boykova (UTEP) def. Jaros/Boutet, 9-7
3. Camargo/Aikawa def. King/Spirta (UTEP), 9-8 (2)



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