SAN JOSE, Calif.-- The No. 68 University of Hawai`i women's tennis team fell to No. 55 San Jose State, 4-0 on Thursday afternoon at the Spartan Tennis Courts.
The Spartans took an early 1-0 lead after winning the doubles point taking two out of the three matches. UH's No. 3 duo of
Klara Pribylova and
Viktoria Malova cruised past SJSU's Julianna Bacelar and Abigail Pahz, 6-1, but the Spartans came back with the No. 2 duo of Sybille Gauvain and Malin Cubukcu defeating UH's
Rebecca Faltusz and
Cindy Nguyen in a close match, 7-5 to even the doubles score at 1-1. It all came down to the No. 1 doubles where UH's
Martina Kostalova and
Paulina Petriskova gave it their all but were edged out by SJSU's Marie Klocker and Gaelle Rey, 7-5.
In singles action, the `Bows dropped the first three singles results which gave San Jose State the sweep. UH's Gealer kept things close with SJSU's Julianna Bacelar, but fell in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1. The Spartans Gaelle Rey rolled past the `Bows' Kostalova, 6-2, 6-0, while UH's Faltusz fell to SJSU's Abigail Pahz, 6-2, 6-1 to give the Spartans the win.
The Rainbow Wahine's next match will be against Big West opponent, UC Davis at the Marya Welch Tennis Center on Saturday, April 4 at 11:00 a.m. (PT)
#55 San Jose State 4, #68 Hawaii 0Apr 02, 2015 at San Jose, Calif. (Spartan Courts)
Singles competition |
| 1. Sybille Gauvain (SJSU) vs. Cindy Nguyen (UH) 6-2, 4-6, 3-1, unfinished |
| 2. Marie Klocker (SJSU) vs. Viktoria Malova (UH) 2-6. 6-3, 3-3 unfinished |
| 3. Gaelle Rey (SJSU) def. Martina Kostalova (UH) 6-2, 6-0 |
| 4. Malin Cubukcu (SJSU) vs. Paulina Petriskova (UH) 6-0, 6-6 (1-0) unfinished |
| 5. Julianna Bacelar (SJSU) def. Sarah Gealer (UH) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 6. Abigail Pahz (SJSU) def. Rebecca Faltusz (UH) 6-2, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Hawaii 8-9, 3-3 BWC; National ranking #68 |
| San Jose State 10-6, 1-1 MW; National ranking #55 |
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