HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (1-1) held off Kansas State, 4-3 to capture their first dual match win of 2017 on Saturday at the UH Tennis Complex.
 
Hawai'i captured the doubles point with No. 3 Marina Hruba and Alzbeta Houbova defeating Iva Bago and Livia Cirnu, 6-2. UH's No. 1 duo of Roxanne Resma and Petra Melounova then earned the doubles point by knocking off K-State's Millie Stretton and Ana Garcia Navas, 6-3.
 
In singles action, Hruba raced out to a 6-1, 6-2 win over Garcia Navas on the No. 3 court to give UH a 2-0 lead. Kansas State however quickly evened the match at 2-2 with victories on the No. 5 and 6 courts. But No. 2 Cindy Nguyen then closed out her win over Stretton, 6-4, 6-1, to give UH a 3-2 lead and No. 1 Melounova sealed the win for UH with a 7-6 (3), 6-2 win over Kansas State's Carolina Costamagna.
 
The Rainbow Wahine will return to the courts on Wednesday, January 18 to face Mississippi at 3:00 p.m.
 
 
Hawai'i 4, Kansas State 3
UH Tennis Complex – Honolulu, HI
January 14, 2017
 
Doubles Results (Order of finish: 3,1)
1. Roxanne Resma/Petra Melounova (UH) def. Millie Stretton/Ana Garcia Navas (KSU), 6-3
2. Cindy Nguyen/Klara Pribylova (UH) vs. Carolina Costamagna/Palma Juhasz (KSU), 5-4 (UNF)
3. Marina Hruba/Alzbeta Houbova (UH) def. Iva Bago/ Livia Cirnu (KSU), 6-2
 
Singles Results (Order of finish: 3,5,6,2,1,4)
1. Petra Melounova (UH) def. Carolina Costamagna (KSU), 7-6 (3), 6-3
2. Cindy Nguyen (UH) def. Millie Stretton (KSU), 6-4, 6-1
3. Marina Hruba (UH) def. Ana Garcia Navas (KSU), 6-1, 6-2
4. Inex Mesquita (KSU) def. Roxanne Resma (UH), 7-6 (4), 6-3
5. Palma Juhasz (KSU) def. Klara Pribylova (UH), 6-3, 6-2
6. Livia Cirnu (KSU) def. Alzbeta Houbova (UH), 6-0, 7-5
*Iva Bago (KSU) def. Saga Shermis (UH), 6-1, 6-4