STANFORD - In the first dual match of the California road trip, the University of Hawai`i women's tennis team dropped a 7-0 decision to the defending national champion and No.1 ranked Stanford Cardinal, Thursday, at the Taube Tennis Center.

The Cardinal won the doubles point by winning all three matches. In a close, hard fought battle, the team of sophomore Chloe Bihag and junior Florence Wasko at the No. 3 position dropped an 8-5 decision to Megan Doheny and Jessica Leck.

In singles play, the defending national champions won all six matches. Alice Barnes defeated junior Kana Aikawa, 6-2, 6-1 at the No. 1 position and fellow junior Samanta Cappella dropped a 6-1, 6-0 decision to Jessica Nguyen at the No. 4 court. Bihag lost to Anne Yelsey 6-0, 6-1, at the No. 2 court and Wasko was defeated by Leila Hodzic 6-0, 6-1, at the No. 5 position. Freshman Erin Katayama lost a 6-0, 6-0 decision to Whitney Deason at No. 3 and Julia Sandborn was defeated by Joanna Kao, 6-0, 6-1 at the No. 6 position. The Rainbow Wahine lost to Stanford last November in Waikoloa, 7-0.

The Rainbow Wahine continue their four-match California road trip with dual matches against San Jose State on Friday, San Francisco on Sunday, and No. 63 ranked Pacific on Monday.

Match Results
Stanford def. Hawai`i, 7-0
Singles (each match is worth one team point)
1. Alice Barnes (STAN) def. Kana Aikawa, 6-2, 6-1
2. Anne Yelsey (STAN) def. Chloe Bihag, 6-0, 6-1
3. Whitney Deason (STAN) def. Erin Katayama, 6-0, 6-0
4. Jessica Nguyen (STAN) def. Samanta Cappella, 6-1, 6-0
5. Leila Hodzic (STAN) def. Florence Wasko, 6-0, 6-1
6. Joanna Kao (STAN) def. Julia Sandborn, 6-1, 6-0

Doubles (must win 2 of 3 matches for one team point)
1. Barnes/Yelsey (STAN) def. Aikawa/Cappella, 8-0
2. Logar/Nguyen (STAN) def. Sandborn/Katayama, 8-1
3. Doheny/Leck (STAN) def. Bihag/Wasko, 8-5

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