HONOLULU – The University of Hawai'i Rainbow Wahine were narrowly defeated by Brigham Young, 4-3, on Saturday, Mar. 16 at the UH Tennis Complex.  UH fought back in singles after being swept in doubles, but came up just short, winning three-of-six singles matches.
 
The Cougars began the match with securing the doubles point after winning on the No. 1 and No. 2 Courts. With the point in hand, Xenia Suworowa and Kelsey Daguio still fought hard in their match against Aubrey Paul and Desiree Tran, but fell short in the tiebreaker, 9-8 (4).
 
In singles action, head coach Jun Hernandez swapped his top two players, having Katarina Poljakova play on the No. 2 Court and Suworowa on the No. 1 Court. This decision yielded great results as Poljakova soundly defeated Morgan Anderson, 6-3, 6-0, while Suworowa defeated D. Tran in a close first set, 7-6 (5), and took control in the second set, 6-2.
 
Martina Kostalova played on the No. 4 Court against Nicolette Tran. After losing the first set, 1-6, Kostalova found her groove as she won the next two sets, 6-3, 6-4. Daguio was the closest Wahine to secure the victory over BYU in a very close three-set match against Mackenna Maddox. Daguio handily defeated Maddox in the first set, 6-1, lost a close second set, 7-5, and could not pull out a win in the third, losing 6-4.
 
The 'Bows will face UC Santa Barbara in a Big West Conference match this Monday, Mar. 25 at 11:00 a.m. at the UH tennis Complex. This will conclude UH's four-match home-stand.

Hawai`i vs. BYU
UH Tennis Complex
March 16, 2013
Results
 
Doubles:
1. Meghan Sheehan-Dizon/Nicolette Tran (BYU) def. Katarina Poljakova/Paulina Petriskova (UH), 8-3
2. Morgan Anderson/Mackenna Maddox (BYU) def. Rebecca Faltusz/Martina Kostalova (UH), 8-4
3. Aubrey Paul/Desiree Tran (BYU) def. Xenia Suworowa/Kelsey Daguio (UH), 9-8(4)
 
Singles:
1. Suworowa (UH) def. D. Tran (BYU), 7-6(5), 6-2
2. Poljakova (UH) def. Anderson (BYU), 6-3, 6-0
3. Sheehan-Dizon (BYU) def. Petriskova (UH), 6-1, 6-3
4. Kostalova (UH) def. N. Tran (BYU), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Maddox (BYU) def. Daguio (UH), 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
6. Paul (BYU) def. Faltusz (UH), 6-4, 6-4