SAN DIEGO, Calif. - University of Hawai`i junior Sophie Kobuch and freshman Anja-Vanessa Peter won the doubles consolation championship at the Wilson/Intercollegiate Tennis Association West Region Championships, Sunday, at the Barnes Tennis Center. Five singles players and two doubles teams represented UH in this tournament.

 

Kobuch and Peter won two doubles matches to earn the championship. The duo advanced to the final after the team of Danielle Steinberg and Jane Huh of Arizona withdrew due to administration problems. Kobuch and Peter next squeezed past Lisa Sutton and Deborah Armstrong of Long Beach State, 8-6 to clinch the championship. The Hawai`i duo went 6-1 in doubles play this week.

 

The five-day individual singles and doubles tournament includes players from 16 West Region teams and concludes tomorrow. The Rainbow Wahine will next play a dual match against Pac-10 powerhouse Stanford on Nov. 25.

 

Kobuch/Peter (UH) def. Huh/Steinberg (UA), walkover (admin)

Kobuch/Peter (UH) def. Armstrong/Sutton (LBSU), 8-6