STANFORD, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team fell at No. 1 Stanford, 6-1 to open their first roadtrip of 2020. In the loss however, Hawai'i's 103
rd-ranked
Satsuki Takamura upset Stanford's 49
th-ranked Janice Shin in straight sets on Thursday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Center. Stanford, the two-time defending NCAA champions, remained undefeated at 3-0 while Hawai'i fell to its third-straight ranked opponent to start the year at 0-3.
Stanford, quickly captured the doubles point with wins on the No. 1 and No. 2 court. The Cardinal's 33
rd-ranked, No. 1 duo of Emily Arbuthnott/Angelica Blake defeated UH's
Petra Melounova/
Nikola Dolakova, 6-1, while on the No. 2 court, Michaela Gordon/Janice Shin doubled up on
Bojana Markovic/Takamura, 6-3.
In singles, Stanford rolled winning the first five matches in straight sets. But on the No. 3 court, Takamura held off Shin by a break in the second set to notch the upset victory that ended the match, 6-3, 6-4.
On the No. 1 court, UH's Melounova had an early 3-2 lead in the first set, and again led early in the second set, but Stanford's Arbuthnott pulled away in both for the sweep, 6-3, 6-2.
The Rainbow Wahine will remain on the road in California to open the Big West season facing UC Irvine on Saturday, Fe.b 1 at 7:00 a.m. HT at the UCI Tennis Stadium.
#1 Stanford 6, Hawaii 1
Jan 30, 2020 at Stanford, Calif. (Taube Family Tennis Center)
| Singles competition - (Order of finish 6,1,4,5,2,3) |
| 1. Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) def. Petra Melounova (UH) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2. Angelica Blake (STAN) def. #91 Bojana Markovic (UH) 6-4, 6-1 |
| 3. #103 Satsuki Takamura (UH) def. #49 Janice Shin (STAN) 6-3, 6-4 |
| 4. Sara Choy (STAN) def. Michelle Pits (UH) 6-3, 6-1 |
| 5. Emma Higuchi (STAN) def. Nikola Dolakova (UH) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 6. Nikula Madurawe (STAN) def. Madison Kim (UH) 6-1, 6-1 |
| Match Notes |
| Hawaii 0-3 |
| Stanford 3-0; National ranking #1 |
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