WAIPAHU -The University of Hawai`i women's tennis team fell, 5-2, to the University of Kansas Jayhawks Wednesday afternoon, marking the squad's sixth consecutive loss. The Rainbow Wahine dropped to 7-11 on the season, while the Jayhawks rise to 4-10.

Kansas took the early lead with wins at all three doubles positions. On the No. 2 court Hawai`i's Sylvia Jaros and Kimberly Curtis closed in to within one game before Kansas' Emily Haylock and Ashley Filberth came away with an 8-6 win. Likewise at the No. 3 position the Rainbow Wahine duo of Justine Boutet and Renata Camargo fell, 8-6, to Christine Skoda and Brittany Brown.

In singles action the Rainbow Wahine fought hard, but could not muster the wins they needed to come away with the victory. On the No. 1 court Lauren Fitzgerald lost her first set to Jayhawk Courtney Steinbock, 6-4, and pushed the second set to 6-all but failed to force a third set after dropping the tiebreaker 10-5. But the Rainbow Wahine did find victory in the No. 5 and 6 positions. On the No. 5 court senior Camargo narrowly won her first set, 7-6 (4) against Kansas' Brittany Brown and decisively sealed the victory in the second set with a 6-3 win. In the No. 6 position Hawai`i's Curtis dropped the first set, 3-6 against Luiza Loureiro but forced a third set with a 6-4 victory in the second set. Curtis then blanked Loureiro, 6-0, to give the Rainbow Wahine their second victory of the day.

The Rainbow Wahine will have a week to prepare for their upcoming match versus Azusa Pacific on April 12 at the Central Oahu Tennis Complex.

Results
Kansas 5 Hawai`i 2

Doubles
#1 Steinbock/Steinbock (KU) def. Fitzgerald/Mainor, 8-3
#2 Haylock/Filberth (KU) def. Jaros/Curtis, 8-6
#3 Skoda/Brown (KU) def. Boutet/Camargo, 8-6

Singles
#1 Courtney Steinbock (KU) def. Lauren Fitzgerald, 6-4, 7-6 (10-5)
#2 Emily Haylock (KU) def. Justine Boutet, 6-1, 6-3
#3 Christine Skoda (KU) def. Sylvia Jaros, 6-2, 6-0
#4 Kristen Steinbock (KU) def. Paige Mainor, 6-3, 6-1
#5 Renata Camargo def. Brittany Brown (KU), 7-6 (4), 6-3
#6 Kimbery Curtis def. Luiza Loureiro (KU), 3-6, 6-4, 6-0

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