Box Score HONOLULU—The 73
rd-ranked University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (8-3, 5-0 Big West) recorded its fifth-straight sweep and extended its win streak to seven with a 7-0 win over UC Riverside (3-10, 0-5 BWC). The Rainbow Wahine recorded one of its most dominant matches ever—winning every singles match in straight-sets and not allowing any of the Highlanders to score more than two in any set in singles and doubles.
The 'Bows quickly captured the doubles point with UH's No. 2 team of
Ana Vilcek and
Tal Talya Zandberg blanking UCR's Natalie Shamma and Niki Shahbazi, 6-0. UH's No. 1 duo of Lea Romain and
Satsuki Takamura followed by nearly shutting out UCD's Mahli Silpachai, 6-1. Hawai'i No. 3 pair of
Gitte Heynemans and
Nidhi Surapaneni defeated Serina Saltzen and Sydney Tran.
In singles, Takamura finished first, throwing a shut-out to defeat Silpachai, 6-0, 6-0. UH's Surapaneni, playing at No. 6 followed w/UH's second shut-out over UCD's Tran, 6-0, 6-0. Hawai'i's No. 5,
Gitte Heynemans then clinched the match with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Shahbazi. No. 1 Romain recorded UH's third shut-out as she defeating Silpachai, 6-0, 6-0. UH's No. 3 player, Zandberg finished the match with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Sofia Lazzaroni.
The Rainbow Wahine will now head to California for a tough, four match road trip, beginning at #19 Stanford on Wednesday, March 30. The 'Bows will then play back-to-back Big West matches at UC Santa Barbara on Friday, April 1 and Cal Poly on Sunday, April 3. The roadtrip will conclude in Southern California as they take on 17
th-ranked USC on Tuesday, April 5, 2022.
#73Hawai'I 7, UC Riverside 0
UH Tennis Complex (Honolulu, O'ahu)
Saturday, March 26, 2022
Singles Results (2,6,5,1,3)
No. 1 – Lea Romain (UH) def. Mahli Silpachai, 6-0, 6-0
No. 2 –
Satsuki Takamura (UH) def. Hanh Pham (UCR), 6-0, 6-0
No. 3 –
Tal Talya Zandberg (UH) def. Sofia Lazzaroni (UCR), 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 –
Madison Kim (UH) def. Serina Saltzen (UCR), 6-1, 6-2
No. 5 –
Gitte Heynemans (UH) def. Niki Shahbazi (UCR), 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 –
Nidhi Surapaneni (UH) def. Sydney Tran (UCR), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles Results (2,1,3)
No. 1 – Lea Romain/
Satsuki Takamura (UH) def. Mahli Silpachai/Hanh Pham (UCR), 6-1
No. 2 –
Ana Vilcek/
Tal Talya Zandberg (UH) def. NatalieShamma/Niki Shahbazi (UHR), 6-0
No. 3 –
Gitte Heynemans/
Nidhi Surapaneni (UH) def. Serina Saltzen/Sydney Tran (UCR), 6-2