Box Score
SAN DIEGO, Calif.--The top-seeded University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (13-7) swept Long Beach State (11-10), 4-0 to advance to Sunday's Big West Championship match vs. the winner of the second semifinal match between second-seeded Cal Poly and sixth-seeded CSUN. Hawai'i's No. 1 Ana Vilcek clinched the semifinal match hosted by the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.

The Beach started the day notching a doubles victory on the No. 1 court. But after that, it was all Rainbow Wahine, as UH's No. 2 duo of Nikola Homolkova and Vilcek  defeated LBSU's Rhona Cook and Peppi Ramstedt by a break, 6-4. With the doubles tied at 1-1, Hawai'i's No. 3 pair of Madison Kim and Satsuki Takamura earned the point with a 6-4 win over Mathilde Tranberg and Hana Becirrovic.

In singles action, Hawai'i quickly recorded their third-straight sweep and second of the Championship with all three wins coming in straight sets. Takamura led things off with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Cook on the No. 3 court. Kim followed with identical scores, downing LBSU's Justine Dondonay, 6-1, 6-1. UH's No. 1, Vilcek then sealed the win with a 6-0, 6-4 vicotry over Sarah Medik.

Hawai'i returns to the BW Championship match for the first time since 2019. Hawai'i advanced to the championship match four-straight seasons from 2016-19, winning the title in 2018.

Hawaii 4, Long Beach State 0
Apr 28, 2023 at San Diego, Calif.
(Barnes Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Vilcek, Ana (UH) def. Sarah Medik (LBSU) 6-0, 6-4
2. Homolkova, Nikola (UH) vs. Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) 7-5, 1-3, unfinished
3. Takamura, Satsuki (UH) def. Rhona Cook (LBSU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Novakova, Klara (UH) vs. Mathilde Tranberg (LBSU) 7-5, 4-1, unfinished
5. Pinto, Rita (UH) vs. Doga Akyurek (LBSU) 3-6, 6-5, unfinished
6. Kim, Madison (UH) def. Justine Dondonay (LBSU) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Sheena Masuda/Justine Dondonay (LBSU) def. Novakova, Klara/Pinto, Rita (UH) 6-2
2. Vilcek, Ana/Homolkova, Nikola (UH) def. Rhona Cook/Peppi Ramstedt (LBSU) 6-4
3. Kim, Madison/Takamura, Satsuki (UH) def. Mathilde Tranberg/Hana Becirovic Novak (LBSU) 6-4

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,6,1)
T-2:30 A-60