WAIPAHU - The Hawai'i women's tennis team defeated Portland, 4-3, Tuesday, at the Central Oahu Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Wahine won its second match in as many days to improve to 7-5 on the year, including a perfect 7-0 mark against non-ranked teams.

Hawai'i won two of the three doubles matches to take the early 1-0 lead. The teams then split the six singles matches for the victory. At the No. 1 court, junior Lauren Fitzgerald won her seventh match of the season, after sweeping Cristin Sammins, 6-4, 6-2.

Freshman Sylvia Jaros snapped a two-match losing streak with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Sanja Indic at No. 3 singles. Senior Renata Camargo continued her winning ways with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Rebecca Correll at the No. 6 court to improve to a team-leading 8-3 in singles action.

The Rainbow Wahine return to the court against Tennessee, Wednesday, March 10. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. at the Central Oahu Tennis Complex.


Match Results
Hawai`i def. Portland, 4-3
Singles
1. Lauren Fitzgerald def. Cristin Sammins (UP), 6-4, 6-2
2. Kaori Tanabe (UP) def. Justine Boutet, 6-2, 6-2
3. Sylvia Jaros def. Sanja Indic (UP), 7-5, 6-2
4. Jaclyn Soltysik (UP) def. Paige Mainor, 7-5, 7-6 (6)
5. Alyson Tyson (UP) def. Kimberly Curtis, 6-7 (4), 6-2, (10-4)
6. Renata Camargo def. Rebecca Correll (UP), 6-0, 6-1

Doubles
1. Sammins/Indic (UP) def. Boutet/Jaros, 8-3
2. Mainor/Fitzgerald def. Tanabe/Tyson (UP), 8-4
3. Curtis/Camargo def. Correll/Soltysik (UP), 8-2



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