SAN FRANCISCO - The University of Hawai`i women's tennis team suffered a 6-1 defeat to San Francisco, Sunday, at the Golden Gate Park. The Rainbow Wahine fell to 0-3 on their 2006 season-opening road four-match road trip through northern California.

The Dons won all three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. At the No. 3 position, UH sophomore Chloe Bihag and junior Florence Wasko were defeated in a hard fought, 8-5 decision to the team of Mylene Martin and Sarah Oudomvilay.

USF won five of the six singles matches to earn the dual match victory. Junior Samanta Cappella dropped a close match to Jenny Sperry at the No. 3 court, 6-3, 7-5. The lone Rainbow Wahine victory came at the No. 1 position by junior Kana Aikawa. Aikawa outlasted Camille Pamart, 7-6 (11), 4-6, 1-0 (4), in a third set super tie-breaker.

The Rainbow Wahine complete their four-match California road trip with a dual match against the No. 63 Pacific, Monday.

Match Results
San Francisco def. Hawai`i, 6-1
Singles (each match is worth one team point)
1. Kana Aikawa def. Camille Pamart (USF), 7-6 (11), 4-6, 1-0 (4)
2. Emma Taylor (USF) def. Chloe Bihag, 6-2, 7-2
3. Joana Laranjinha de Macedo (USF) def. Erin Katayama, 6-1, 6-4
4. Jenny Sperry (USF) def. Samanta Cappella, 6-3, 7-5
5. Mylene Martin (USF) def. Florence Wasko, 6-2, 6-2
6. Sarah Oudomvilay (USF) def. Julia Sandborn, 6-1, 6-4

Doubles (must win 2 of 3 matches for one team point)
1. Pamart/Macedo (USF) def. Aikawa/Cappella, 8-3
2. Taylor/ Sperry (USF) def. Sandborn/Katayama, 8-3
3. Martin/Oudomvilay (USF) def. Bihag/Wasko, 8-5

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