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HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team fell short in a 6-1 loss against Mississippi, Friday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Wahine went 0-3 in doubles, while Xenia Suworowa came out with the only win in singles.
 
In doubles, Jaime Pawid/Katarina Poljakovo lost in a close doubles match against Kristi Boxx/Abby Guthrie, 8-5. The other two wins for Ole Miss came at 8-4 and 8-2.  Taking the wins were Erin Stephens and Gabby Rangel over Barbara Pinterova and Xenia Suworowa, while Caroline Rohde-Moe and Julia Jones defeated Martina Kostalova and Algae Van den Bergh.
 
Hawai'i's sophomore Suworowa had the lone win against Erin Stephens, 6-3, 6-2. Not without tremendous effort, Barbara Pinterova almost made a comeback against Abby Guthrie, losing the first set at 7-6 (7-4), winning the second set at 7-5, and losing in the tie-breaker set at 10-5.  Jones defeated Kostalova in a close match in both sets, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5.  In other action, Iris Verboven beat Van den Bergh at 8-6 and Rebecca Faltusz defeated Paige Keating, 8-0.
 
The Rainbow Wahine will hit the road for a four-game roadtrip beginning on Feb. 8, 2012 against Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles, California.
 
Ole Miss 6, Hawai`i 1
Doubles
Kristi Boxx/Abby Guthrie def. Katarina Poljakova/Jamie Pawid 8-5
Erin Stephens/Gabby Rangel def. Barbara Pinterova/Xenia Suworowa 8-4
Caroline Rohde-Moe/Julia Jones def. Martina Kostalova/Aglae Van den Bergh 8-2
 
Singles
Kristi Boxx def. Poljakova, 6-1, 6-3
Caroline Rohde-Moe def. Jamie Pawid, 6-3, 6-1
Abby Guthrie def. Barbara Pinterova, 6-7(4-7), 7-5, (10-5)
Xenia Suworowa def. Erin Stephens, 6-3, 6-2
Julia Jones def. Martina Kostalova, 7-6(7-4), 7-5
Vivian Vlaar def. Kelsey Daguio, 6-2, 6-4
 
Iris Verboven def. Algae Van den Bergh, 8-6
Rebecca Faltusz def. Paige Keating, 8-0