MALIBU, Calif.—University of Hawai'i women's tennis player Petra Melounova won her opening match at the ITA Masters tournament in Malibu, Calif. Melounova—the No. 33-ranked player in the ITA Preseason Rankngs, defeated Brindtha Ramasamy (Miami-OH) in straight sets at the Ralph-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu, Calif.
 
After a close first set which Melounova won by a break, she cruised to win the second set, 7-5, 6-1. Melounova advances to the Round of 16 in the prestigious tournament where she will take on North Carolina's Alexa Graham who defeated Stony Brook's Jamie Wei. Graham is the 4^th-ranked player in the nation and the  tourney's No. 6 seed. 
 
ITA Masters Tournament
Women's Singles
Ralph-Straus Tennis Center (Pepperdine University – Malibu, Calif.) 
 
Results
No. 33 Petra Melounova (UH) def. Brindtha Ramasamy (Miami-OH), 7-5. 6-1
 
Round of 16 Draw
11:00 a.m. - No. 33 Petra Melounovs (UH) vs. No. 4 Alexa Graham (North Carolina)