WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—University of Hawai'i women's tennis sophomore No. 73 Petra Melounova took Texas Tech's 21^st-ranked Gabriela Talaba to three sets before falling, 6-4, 3-6, 6-0 in the first round of the NCAA Women's Singles Tennis Championships hosted by Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Wednesday afternoon.
 
It marked the second-straight season that Melounova has represented UH and the Big West in the NCAA Singles Championship. The two-time Big West Player of the Year had her eight-match win streak snapped and finishes the year with a 14-4 singles record.
 
The first set was on serve until Talaba, Texas Tech's senior who played No. 1 all season, broke Melounova to lead 4-2. Melounova, however, had three break point opportunities in the set at 2-2, 2-4, and 4-6 with .
 
In the second set, Talaba broke Melounova early to take a 3-1 lead, but Melounova broke right back to tie things at 3-3. She then broke Talaba to take a 5-3 lead and followed by holding her serve to win the second set, 6-3 to tie the match at 1-1.
 
But in the third, Melounova was unable to gain traction against Talaba who rolled to a 6-0 third set win to capture the match in three. Talaba advances to the Round of 32 and will face the winner of the 15^th-ranked Michaela Gordon (Stanford) vs. No. 72 Fatima Bizhukova (Wichita State) on Thursday.
 
NCAA Round of 64 Results
Vanessa Wong (WASHINGTON) def. Emma Davis (WAKE FOREST) 6-2, 6-2
Erin Larner (NORTHWESTERN) def. Kristina Mathis (DARTMOUTH) 6-2, 6-4
[5] Gabriela Knutson (SYRACUSE) def. Jaeda Daniel (AUBURN) 6-3, 7-5
[9-16] Anna Danilina (FLORIDA) def. Olivia Hauger (CALIFORNIA) 7-5, 6-0
[6] Arianne Hartono (OLE MISS) def. Vladica Babic (OKLAHOMA STATE) 7-5, 7-5
Anna Turati (TEXAS) def. Anna Sanford (OHIO STATE) 6-0, 7-6 (3)
Jada Hart (UCLA) def. Alle Sanford (NORTH CAROLINA), 6-4, 7-5
[9-16] Ashley Lahey (PEPPERDINE) def. Marie Leduc (CLEMSON) 6-1, 6-3
[9-16] Stacey Fung [WASHINGTON) def. Rosie Johanson (VIRGINIA) 6-4, 6-4
[9-16] Paige Hourigan (GEORGIA TECH) def. Guilia Pairone (ARKANSAS) 6-2, 7-5
Carla Touly (FLORIDA STATE) def. Alyssa Tobita (OREGON) 6-1, 6-3
Michaela Bayerlova (WASHINGTON ST) def. Natalie Novotna (VIRGINIA TECH) 7-5, 6-1
Veronica Miroshnichenko (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT) def. Eden Richardson (LSU) 7-6(4), 7-6(5)
Luisa Stefani (PEPPERDINE) def. [1] Bianca Turati (TEXAS) 7-6(6), 4-6, 6-3
Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Jessica Livianu (ST. JOHN'S) 7-5, 6-2
Mayar Sherif Ahmed (PEPPERDINE) def. [9-16] Katarina Jokic (GEORGIA), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
Felicity Maltby (TEXAS TECH) def. Maria Kononova (NORTH TEXAS) 6-1, 6-1
Kelly Chen (DUKE) def. Evgeniya Levashova (PEPPERDINE) 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)
Megan McCray (OKLAHOMA STATE) def. Julia Rosenqvist (CALIFORNIA), 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
[2] Makenna Jones (NORTH CAROLINA) def. Gabby Smith (SOUTHERN CAL) 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(2)
Meible Chi (DUKE) def. Lily Miyazaki (OKLAHOMA) 6-3, 6-4
[3] Estela Perez-Somarriba (MIAMI) def. Kate Fahey (MICHIGAN) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
Julia O'Loughlin (DENVER) def. Anna Bright (CALIFORNIA) 7-6(1), 6-2
Marianna Petrei (IDAHO) def. Lauren Proctor (WINTHROP) 6-4, 0-6, 6-2
Gabriela Talaba (TEXAS TECH) def. Petra Melounova (HAWAII) 6-4, 3-6, 6-0
[7] Ena Shibahara (UCLA) def. Christina Rocca (VANDERBILT) 6-2, 6-1
[9-16] Astra Sharma (VANDERBILT) def. Sara Daavettila (UNC) 6-1, 6-0
[8] Fernanda Contreras (VANDERBILT) def. Kenya Jones (GEORGIA TECH) 6-0, 6-4
[9-16] Andrea Lazaro (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) def. Melissa Lord (STANFORD) 6-4, 6-1
Josie Kuhlman (FLORIDA) def. Alexandria Stiteler (SOUTH ALABAMA) 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-2
[9-16] Michaela Gordon (STANFORD) def. Fatima Bizhukova (WICHITA STATE), 6-2, 6-3
Emily Arbuthnott (STANFORD) def. Ingrid Gamarra Martins (SOUTH CAROLINA), 6-3, 7-5