RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The #65 University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (2-3, 2-1 Big West) defeated UC Riverside (0-6, 0-3 Big West), 5-2, on Thursday, Feb. 14 at Andulka Park.
 
UH swept doubles play, safely securing the point going into the singles matches. UH's No. 3 pairing of Martina Kostalova and Kelsey Daguio beat Kate Bergeson and Thanh Doan to start the match, 8-4. In the No. 1 match, Katarina Poljakova and Xenia Suworowa defeated Taylor Raney and Jamie Raney also by 8-4. Paulina Petriskova and Rebecca Faltusz had a tough match against Natalie McKay and Courtney Pattugalan, but were able to come through with a victory in tiebreak, 9-8.
 
In singles play, UCR evened the score at 1-1 after T. Raney defeated Xuworowa in the No. 2 match. But UH then reeled off four straight wins to win the match. Faltusz cruised to a 6-1, 6-1 win over Doan in the No. 6 match then Kostalova defeated McKay on the third court, 6-1, 6-0. Poljakova was able to make quick work against Jamie Raney, winning 6-2, 6-1 and  Petriskova was able to beat Pattugalan in the first set 7-6 and kept the momentum into the second set, winning 6-0. In the only three set match of the day, Daguio fell behind Bergeson, dropping  the first set 6-4. She quickly regained her composure and won the second set 4-6. In tiebreak for the third set, Daguio could not finish, losing 11-9.
 
The 'Bows are set to play against Long Beach State on Saturday, Feb. 16 in Long Beach, Calif. at 9:00 a.m.
 
Doubles: Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
1. Poljakova/Suworowa (UH) def. Raney/Raney (UCR) 8-4
2. Petriskova/Faltusz (UH) def. Mckay/Pattugalan (UCR) 9-8
3. Kostalova/Daguio (UH) def. Bergeson/Doan (UCR) 8-4
 
Singles: Order of Finish: 2, 6, 3, 1, 4, 5
1. Katarina Poljakova (UH) def. Jamie Raney (UCR) 6-2, 6-1
2. Taylor Raney (UCR) def. Xenia Suworowa (UH) 2-3 inj. ret.
3. Martina Kostalova (UH) def. Natalie McKay (UCR) 6-1, 6-0
4. Paulina Petriskova (UH) def. Courtney Pattugalan (UCR) 7-6, 6-1
5. Kate Bergeson (UCR) def. Kelsey Daguio (UH) 6-4, 4-6 (11-9)
6. Rebecca Faltusz (UH) def. Thanh Doan (UCR) 6-1, 6-1