HONOLULU— The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team was defeated 5-2 by No. 65 San Jose State, on Thursday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex.
 
The Spartans took the lead as they grabbed the doubles point to begin the match. San Jose State's No. 2 duo of Gaelle Ray and Jessica Willet pulled away from UH's Paulina Petriskova and Sarah Gealer, 6-2. The Spartans earned another win as they went by the 'Bows' Rebecca Faltusz and Kelsey Daguio, 6-1. UH's No. 1 pair of Cindy Nguyen and Xenia Suworowa was trailing 5-4 against Marie Klocker and Sabastiani Leon Chao but did not finish the match with SJSU capturing the No. 2 and No. 3 matches.
 
UH's No. 1 singles player, Nguyen would earn the team's first point in singles play, defeating Klocker in dominating fashion, 6-0, 6-1. San Jose State would soon shift the momentum back, taking the next three matches with relative ease. The 'Bows' Daguio fought valiantly against Jessica Willet to keep UH's hopes alive.  After dropping the first set, 6-4, she came back and won the second set 7-6 (2) to set up the 10-point super tie-breaker.  The deciding tie-breaker did not go Daguio's way as she fell short 10-5, sealing UH's fate. Hawai'i's No. 6 Faltusz came away with UH's only other win in the match, defeating Justine Deleval in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4.
 
The Rainbow Wahine will next play on Saturday against Washington.  The match will begin at 11:00 a.m. at the UH Tennis Complex.
 
 
Hawai`i vs. #65 San Jose State
Jan. 16, 2014
UH Tennis Complex
 
 
Doubles Results:
Order of finish: 2,3,1 (DNF)
1. Marie Klocker/Sabastiani Leon Chao (SJSU) def. Cindy Nguyen/Xenia Suworowa (UH) 5-4 DNF
2. Gaelle Rey/Jessica Willett (SJSU) def. Paulina Petriskova/Sarah Gealer (UH) 6-2
3. Julianna Bacelar/Justine Deleval (SJSU) def. Rebecca Faltusz/Kelsey Daguio (UH) 6-1
 
Singles Results:
Order of finish: 1,3,4,2,5,6
1. Cindy Nguyen (UH) def. Marie Klocker (SJSU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Sabastiani Leon Chao (SJSU) def. Xenia Suworowa (UH) 6-4, 6-3
3. Gaelle Rey (SJSU) def. Sarah Gealer (UH) 6-0, 6-0
4. Julianna Bacelar (SJSU) def. Paulina Petriskova (UH) 6-4, 6-2
5. Jessica Willett (SJSU) def. Kelsey Daguio (UH) 6-4, 6-7 (2), 10-5
6. Rebecca Faltusz (UH) def. Justine Deleval (SJSU) 6-4, 6-4
*Bold denotes UH victory