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WTEN: UH vs. HPU - Rainbow Wahine Spring Invitational 2/4/2022

Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Sweeps Bucknell, 7-0

Box Score HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (5-3, 3-0 Big West) won its fourth-straight match with a 7-0 sweep over Bucknell (9-4, 0-0 Patriot) on Wednesday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. 
 
The Rainbow Wahine captured the doubles point with quick wins at No. 2 and No. 3. Hawai'i's No. 2 duo of Tal Talya Zandberg and Ana Vilcek blanked Bucknell's Laurel Utterback and Anna Lajos, 6-0. UH's No. 3 team of Gitte Heynemans and Nidhi Surapaneni then cruised past Madi Sebulsky and Caroline Marcus, 6-1.
 
The Rainbow Wahine did not drop a set in singles. No. 5 Madison Kim shut out BU's Kate Novak, 6-0, 6-0 to start things off. No. 4 Zandberg followed with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Lajos, while Vilcek then clinched the match with a 6-2, 6-0 win over Utterback at No. 3. Satsuki Takamura swapped places with Lea Romian as Takamura played at No. 2 and Romain rose to play the No. 1. Takamura then knocked off Tyne Miller, 6-1, 6-2. UH's No. 6 Heynemans nearly threw a shut out, defeating Madi Sebulski, 6-0, 6-1 and Romain closed out the match with a 6-3, 6-2 win on the No. 1 court against Daniela Bellini. For both Zandberg and Heynemans, it marked their sixth-straight singles wins.

The win over Bucknell was the second-consecutive victory over a Patriot League opponent. Last week UH swept Army West Point, 4-0.
 
Hawai'i have a rematch against the Bison on Thursday, March 17 at the UH Tennis Complex. First serve is set for 11:00 a.m.
 
 
Hawai'i 7, Bucknell 0
UH Tennis Complex (Honolulu, O'ahu)
March 16, 2022
 
Doubles Results – Order of finish: 2, 3, 1

No. 1 Satsuki Takamura/Lea Romain (UH) def. Daniela Bellini / Tyne Miller (BU), 6-2
No. 2 Tal Talya Zandberg / Ana Vilcek (UH) def. Laurel Utterback / Anna Lajos (BU), 6-0
No. 3 Gitte Heynemans / Nidhi Surapaneni (UH) def. Madi Sebulsky/Caroline Marcus (BU), 6-1
 
Singles Results – Order of finish: 5, 4, 3, 2, 6, 1
No. 1 Lea Romain (UH) def. Daniela Bellini (BU), 6-3, 6-2
No. 2 Satsuki Takamura (UH) def. Tyne Miller (BU), 6-1, 6-2
No. 3 Ana Vilcek (UH) def. Laurel Utterback (BU), 6-2, 6-0
No. 4 Tal Talya Zandberg (UH) def. Anna Lajos (BU), 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 Madison Kim (UH) def. Kate Novak (BU), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 Gitte Heynemans (UH) def. Madi Sebulsky (BU), 6-0, 6-1
 
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Players Mentioned

Gitte Heynemans

Gitte Heynemans

5' 5"
Senior
Nidhi Surapaneni

Nidhi Surapaneni

5' 5"
Senior
Tal Talya Zandberg

Tal Talya Zandberg

5' 6"
Senior
Madison Kim

Madison Kim

5' 7"
Sophomore
Satsuki Takamura

Satsuki Takamura

5' 3"
Junior
Ana Vilcek

Ana Vilcek

5' 3"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gitte Heynemans

Gitte Heynemans

5' 5"
Senior
Nidhi Surapaneni

Nidhi Surapaneni

5' 5"
Senior
Tal Talya Zandberg

Tal Talya Zandberg

5' 6"
Senior
Madison Kim

Madison Kim

5' 7"
Sophomore
Satsuki Takamura

Satsuki Takamura

5' 3"
Junior
Ana Vilcek

Ana Vilcek

5' 3"
Freshman