IRVINE, Calif.— The University of Hawai`i women's tennis team (9-8, 4-2 Big West) had its seven-match win streak snapped by UC Irvine (12-5, 5-0 Big West) 4-3, at the Anteater Tennis Stadium in Irvine, Calif. on Saturday afternoon. The Rainbow Wahine gave the defending Big West champions everything they had, but came up just short in a hard fough match.
 
Both teams entered today riding win streaks. UH started the day having won their last seven straight, while UCI came in with an impressive eight-match win streak. Hawai'i entered the day just one game in back of league-leaders UC Irvine and Long Beach State who started the day both at 4-0 in BWC action.
 
The Anteaters would strike first capturing the doubles point which proved to be crucial. The two teams split the first two matches with UCI's No. 1 duo of Ali Facey and Franziska Goettsching defeating UH's Xenia Suworowa and Paulina Petriskova, 8-3 while UH's No. 2 duo of Cindy Nguyen and Rebecca Faltusz knocked off Sarah Gong and Brooke Schweyer, 8-3. UCI would clinch the doubles point with their No. 3 pair Kat Facey and Sarah Stadfelt edging out the 'Bows' Martina Kostalova and Sarah Gealer, a tough match, 8-6.
 
Hawai'i battled back to win three, three set singles matches--two by tie-breaker--but it was not enough as UC Irvine came through in the end for the win. Cindy Nguyen defeated UCI's Sarah Gong on the No. 1 court in a deciding three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. The 'Bows' Petriskova earned UH's second point as she also won her match in dramatic fashion, taking the first set, 6-2. Petriskova then lost the second set, 2-6, but forced a tiebreaker set in which she came out on top, 7-6 (7-2). On the No. 6 court, UH's Faltusz played a tough match against Sarah Stadfeldt, winning her first set, 6-2, but dropping the second set, 2-6. She was unable to come back in the third set, falling 3-6, thus sealing the Anteater's victory. The 'Bows' No. 3 Kostalova gave UH its third point of the match in dramatic fashion against UCI's Goettsching, winning the first set, 7-5. After dropping the second set 4-6, Kostalova came back in third set that stretched into a tiebreaker set and came out on top, 7-6 (7-2).
 
In the loss, freshman Nguyen and junior Kostalova continued on their hot streaks with both winning their eighth straight singles matches.
 
Hawai`i returns home for one final home match against UC Davis on April 12. It will be Senior Day for UH's two, four-year letterwinners Kelsey Daguio and Suworowa.


 
Hawai`i (9-8, 4-1 Big West) vs. UC Irvine (15-2, 5-0 Big West)
Anteater Tennis Stadium
March 29, 2014
 
Doubles Results
Order of Results: 1, 2, 3
1. Ali Facey/Franziska Goettsching (UCI) def. Xenia Suworowa/Paulina Petriskova (UH) 8-3
2. Cindy Nguyen/Rebecca Faltusz (UH) def. Sarah Gong/Brooke Schweyer (UCI) 8-3
3. Kat Facey/Sarah Stadfelt (UCI) def. Martina Kostalova/Sarah Gealer (UH) 8-6
 
 
Singles Results
Order of Results: 5, 2, 1, 4, 6, 3
1. Cindy Nguyen (UH) def. Sarah Gong (UCI) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
2. Marivick Mamiit (UCI) def. Xenia Suworowa (UH) 6-0, 3-6, 6-1
3. Martina Kostalova (UH) def. Franziska. Goettsching (UCI) 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2)
4. Paulina Petriskova (UH) def. Ali Facey (UCI) 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2)
5. Kat Facey (UCI) def. Sarah Gealer (UH) 6-4, 6-2
6. Sarah Stadfelt (UCI) def. Rebecca Faltusz (UH) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3