SAN DIEGO, Calif.--Seven members of the University of Hawai'i women's tennis team will travel to San Diego, Calif. to compete in the 2024 ITA Southwest Regional Championships hosted by the University of San Diego and San Diego State University. Allaire Berl, Emma Forgac, Hannah Galindo, Joelle Lanz, Sheena Masuda, Makeilah Nepomuceno, and Peppi Ramstedt will be making the trip to battle against the Southwest's best at both the Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center (USD) and the Aztec Tennis Complex (SDSU).
 

ITA SOUTHWEST REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
DATES				Thursday, Oct. 17 -  Tuesday, Oct. 22
TIMES:				TBD
LIVESTREAM:				CLICK HERE - *Livestream link will change every day - check on schedule for updated links
SITES				Skip and Cindy Hogan Tennis Center (San Diego, Calif.) Aztec Tennis Complex (San Diego, Calif._
BRACKETS & RESULTS				TOURNEY INFORMATION
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After falling in the opening round at the Beach Tennis Fall Tournament, freshman Emma Forgac won her next three matches to lead UH into the Regionals with a team-best 3-1 record. Also coming into the week with three victories under her best is senior transfer Peppi Ramstedt. Ramstedt won her first two matches at The Beach's tourney to advance to the Round of 16 before falling to Cal State Fullerton's Sein Myong. Ramstedt finished the weekend with a win to bring her fall record to 3-2.

In doubles, the UH duo of sophomore Hannah Galindo and freshman Makeilah Nepomuceno won four-straight matches together to advance to the championship match of The Beach Fall Tournament, In the semifinals, Galindo and Nepomuceno showed their moxie by holding off CSUN's Yulia Zhytelna and Angela Ho in a hard fought tiebreaker for the win, 8-7 (5).