HONOLULU – The University of Hawai`i women's tennis team finished the Rainbow Wahine Invitational Saturday morning at the UH Tennis Complex winning both doubles matches. UH's doubles teams played well throughout the three-day invitational.

 

The tournament featured teams from TCU, UC Santa Barbara, Hawai`i Pacific, and host UH and included both a singles and doubles individual format.

 

In doubles action Saturday, the team of Sophie Kobuch and Melinda Wong beat UC Santa Barbara's Tova Hausman and Michelle Murphy 8-3. UH's Natasha Zorec and Alyssa Nafarrete beat UC Santa Barbara's Sofia Novak and Asagi Onaga 8-2.

 

In singles action, all three UH players lost to TCU players. TCU finished last season ranked No. 26 in the nation.

 

Kobuch/Wong (UH) def. Hausman/Murphy (UCSB), 8-3

Zorec/Nafarrete (UH) def. Novak/Onaga (UCSB), 8-2

 

Macall Harkins (TCU) def. Kobuch (UH), 6-3, 6-0

Gaby Mastromarino (TCU) def. Zorec (UH), 7-5, 6-2

Idunn Hertzberg (TCU) def. Nafarrete (UH), 6-1, 6-2