STANFORD, Calif.--The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team embarks on its first road trip of the Spring to take on No. 1-ranked and two-time defending national champions, Stanford On Thursday, Jan. 30 at 11:30 a.m.. The Rainbow Wahine will then stay on the road for their Big West opener two days later when they battle UC Irvine on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7:00 a.m. HT.

Hawai'i continues their tough non-conference schedule, taking on their third-straight ranked opponent in Stanford. UH opened their dual matches with a 5-1 loss to No. 14 Washington and a hard fought, 5-2 loss to No. 16 Florida State almost two weeks ago at the UH Tennis Complex. Overall, Michelle Pits leads the 'Bows with a 3-1 singles record while Nikola Dolakova, Petra Melounova, and rookie Madison Kim all have two wins apiece early in the season. Hawai'i's two ranked players, No. 91 Bojana Markovic, a junior transfer from Texas, currently has a 1-4 record while No. 103 Satsuki Takamura has an 0-3 mark to start the season. Hawai'i's senior duo of Dolakova/Melounova and junior Bojana Markovic/freshman Rebecca Ehn have notched UH's only wins in doubles in tournament play. 

Stanford is coming off a solid showing in their ITA Kick-Off Weekend matches at home, sweeping both South Florida and Washington State last week. The Cardinal are led by No. 7 Michaela Gordon who is their No. 1 player and No. 49 Janice Shin who has been playing at No. 4. In doubles, 33rd-ranked Emily Arbuthnott and Angelica Blake are their No. 1 duo.

For UC Irvine, they opened their season with an exhibition loss last week at Cal Tech before notching their first win of the season against Westmont in a neutral site match at CSUN, 6-1. The Anteaters won on courts 2-5 in singles and swept Wesmont in doubles. Last year in the Big West, UCI finished in ninth place, while the Rainbow Wahine ended in second place to Long Beach State.


Dual Match #3
Teams: Hawai'i (0-2) vs. No. 1 Stanford (2-0)
Date: Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Site: Taube Family Tennis Center (Stanford, Calif.)

Dual Match #4 - Big West Opener
Teams: Hawai'i (0-2) vs. UC Irvine (1-0)
Date: Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020
Time: 7:00 a.m. HT
Site: UCI Tennis Stadium (Irvine, Calif.)