HONOLULU - The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team fell to tennis powerhouse and No. 19 Notre Dame, 7-0, Friday, at the UH Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Wahine fall to 0-9 on the year, seven of those losses coming against ranked opponents.

The Fighting Irish (8-7) earned the doubles point by winning all three matches. The duo of sophomore Sophie Kobuch and senior Chloe Bihag played well against the No. 1 ranked doubles team of Kelcy Thefft and Brook Buck but lost, 8-3, at the No. 1 court.

In singles play, the Rainbow Wahine lost all six matches. Kobuch, ranked No. 81 in the latest ITA singles rankings, lost a tough battle to No. 39 Tefft in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 1 position. Freshman Natasha Zorec dropped two close sets to Colleen Rielley, 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 4 position.

The Rainbow Wahine will continue their homestand by hosting tennis powerhouse and No. 8 Duke, on Thursday, March 13. First serve is set at 4:00 p.m. at the UH Tennis Complex.

No. 19 Notre Dame def. Hawai'i, 7-0
Doubles (Notre Dame wins doubles point)
1. No. 1 Sylvia Kosakowski/ Brook Buck (ND) def. Sophie Kobuch/Chloe Bihag (UH), 8-3
2. Cosmina Ciobanu/Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Julia Sandborn/Marie Tanaka (UH), 8-1
3. Kali Krisik/Katie Potts (ND) def. Jennifer Goldman/Natasha Zorec (UH), 8-4

Singles (each match worth one point)
1. No. 39 Kelcy Thefft (ND) def. No. 81 Sophie Kobuch (UH), 6-3, 6-1
2. Brook Buck (ND) def. Chloe Bihag (UH), 6-0, 6-0
3. Cosmina Ciobanu (ND) def. Julia Sandborn (UH), 6-1, 6-0
4. Colleen Rielley (ND) def. Natasha Zorec (UH), 6-4, 6-4
5. No. 113 Kali Krisik (ND) def. Marie Tanaka (UH), 6-1, 6-1
6. Kristen Rafael (ND) def. Jennifer Goldman (UH), 6-1, 6-2

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