LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The University of Hawai`i women's tennis team took on Loyola Marymount in the second match of its current six-match road trip, Sunday, at the LMU Tennis Center. The Rainbow Wahine (0-6) put up a valiant fight against the Lions, but fell 6-1.

The Lions earned the doubles point by sweeping all three matches. At the No. 2 court, freshman Erin Katayama and sophomore Julia Sandborn lost a heartbreaker against Erin Ivey and Maja Sundac, 8-6 and at the No. 3 position, the duo of sophomore Chloe Bihag and junior Florence Wasko were defeated in a tight match, 8-5 to Patrycia Hubl and Sladjana Kos.

In singles play, the Rainbow Wahine lost five of six matches. The lone victory came at the No. 2 position. In an exciting, close match, Bihag earned her first singles dual match victory of the season by defeating Robyn Baker in the third set super tie breaker, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(5).

The Rainbow Wahine will continue their six-match road trip Monday, Feb. 20 against Cal State Northridge.

Match Results
Loyola Marymount def. Hawai`i, 6-1
Singles (each match is worth one team point
1. Pavla Mesterova (LMU) def. Kana Aikawa, 6-0, 6-2
2. Chloe Bihag def. Robyn Baker (LMU), 6-4, 2-6, 1-0(5)
3. Patrycia Hubl (LMU) def. Erin Katayama, 6-1, 6-3
4. Erin Ivey (LMU) def. Samanta Cappella, 6-1, 6-2
5. Sladjana Kos (LMU) def. Julia Sandborn, 6-0, 6-1
6. Maja Sundac (LMU) def. Florence Wasko, 6-1, 6-1

Doubles (must win 2 of 3 matches for one team point
1. Mesterova/Baker (LMU) def. Aikawa/Cappella, 8-0
2. Sundac/Ivey (LMU) def. Sandborn/Erin Katayama, 8-6
3. Hubl/Kos (LMU) def. Bihag/Wasko, 8-5

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