SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - In a match that started almost two hours late because of inclement weather, the University of Hawai`i women's tennis team dropped a hard fought 5-1 match to UC Santa Barbara, Tuesday afternoon at the Robertson Gymnasium Courts. The Gauchos improve to 4-1 while UH falls to 0-3.

Due to the late start, both teams decided to not play doubles. UCSB won five of the six singles matches to earn the dual match victory. The match was a lot closer than the team score indicated as two of the matches that UH lost went three sets. The Rainbow Wahine's lone victory came at the No. 1 court. Junior Sophie Kobuch out lasted Michelle Murphy in three tough sets, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6.

Freshman Anja-Vanessa Peter lost a heartbreaking match to Sofia Novak in the third set tie-breaker, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 at the No. 3 position. Freshman Aglae Van den Bergh also dropped a tight three set match to Ratchaya Chaichanachaicharn at the No. 6 court, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

The Rainbow Wahine continue their five-match Southern California road trip on Thursday against Cal State Fullerton. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m.

UC Santa Barbara def. Hawai'i, 5-1
Doubles were not played

Singles
1. Sophie Kobuch (UH) def. Michelle Murphy (UCSB), 3-6,6-4,7-6
2. Jill Damion (UCSB) def. Natasha Zorec (UH), 6-2,6-1
3. Sofia Novak (UCSB) def. Anna-Vanessa Peter (UH), 3-6,6-4,7-6
4. Asagi Onaga (UCSB) def. Melinda Wong (UH), 6-1,6-1
5. Natalia Lozano (UCSB) def. Alyssa Nafarrete (UH), 6-4,7-5
6. Ratchaya Chaichanachaicharn (UCSB) def. Aglae Van den Bergh (UH), 3-6,6-4,7-5

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