SAN DIEGO—The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (3-5, 1-0 Big West) gave everything they had, but fell short at 18
th-ranked San Diego, 5-2 on Saturday at the Hogan Tennis Center. In the loss, Hawai'i's
Ana Vilcek upset 36
th-ranked Solymar Colling in three sets. The loss wraps up a three-match road swing through Southern California.
The Toreros won the doubles point winning their matches at No. 1 and No. 3. USD's 16
th-ranked duo of Kailey Evans and Elizabeth Goldsmith shut out UH's Vilcek and
Nikola Homolkova, 6-0 to open the match. Hawai'i's No. 3 pairing of
Anna Kern and
Satsuki Takamura were doubled up on by Claudia De Las Heras and Jordyn McBride, 6-3. Hawai'is No. 2 team of
Klara Novakova and
Rita Pinto defeated USD's Colling and Victoria Kalaitzis, 6-2.
In singles, the Rainbow Wahine fought hard to take four of the six matches to three sets. No. 4
Klara Novakova came back after dropping the first set to defeat Jordyn McBride, dominating in the third and final set, 1-6, 6-3, 6-0. Hawai'i's No. 1 Vilcek battled her way back after getting blanked in the first set to outlast Colling with the match ending in a third set tie-breaker, 0-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4).
The Rainbow Wahine will return home before embarking on their second roadtrip of the season where they will play four matches beginning with a Big West battle at UC Davis on March 10.
#18 San Diego 5, Hawaii 2
at San Diego, CA (Hogan Tennis Center)
Feb 18, 2023
Singles competition
1.
Ana Vilcek (UH) def. #37 Solymar Colling (USD-W) 0-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
2. Claudia De Las Heras (USD-W) def.
Nikola Homolkova (UH) 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD-W) def.
Satsuki Takamura (UH) 6-2, 7-5
4.
Klara Novakova (UH) def. Jordyn McBride (USD-W) 1-6, 6-3, 6-0
5. Victoria Kalaitzis (USD-W) def.
Rita Pinto (UH) 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
6. Filippa BruuSyversen (USD-W) def.
Anna Kern (UH) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #16 Kailey Evans/Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD-W) def.
Ana Vilcek/
Nikola Homolkova (UH) 6-0
2.
Klara Novakova/
Rita Pinto (UH) def. Solymar Colling/Victoria Kalaitzis (USD-W), 6-4
3. Claudia De Las Heras/Jordyn McBride (USD-W) def.
Anna Kern/
Satsuki Takamura (UH) 6-3
Match Notes
Hawaii 3-5
San Diego 3-5; National ranking #18
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3, 2); Singles (3,6,4,1,5,2)
T-3:28 A-94
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