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Joelle Lanz forehand
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UC Irvine UCI (0-2)
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Winner Hawaii UHW (2-2)
UC Irvine UCI
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Final
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Hawaii UHW
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Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

Women's Tennis Edges UC Irvine to Open Big West Season

HONOLULU–The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (2-2, 1-0 Big West) began defense of their Big West crown by edging out UC Irvine, 4-3 in their Big West opener on Saturday. The match came down to the wire. With the match tied at 3-3, newcomer Joëlle Lanz came through in the clutch, rallying back to clinch the match for the Rainbow Wahine at the UH Tennis Complex.

UC Irvine (0-2) swept UH to capture the doubles point to start the match. But Hawai'i would win the first two singles matches to take a quick 2-1 lead. UH's No. 1 Ana Vilcek quickly knotted the score at 1-1 defeating Jenna Schlatter in a clean sweep, 6-4, 6-1. Hawai''s No. 2 Nelly Knezkova took care of UCI's Kayla Meraz, 6-4, 6-3. The Anteaters then tied things up at 2-2 as Larissa Teramura held off UH's No. 6 Hannah Galindo, 6-3, 6-4. UH's No. 3 Nikola Homolkova fended off UC Irvine's Asha Gidwani in a tight that ended in a first set tie breaker then cruised two win in two sets, 7-6 (4), 6-2. On the No. 4 court, Sheen Masuda got off to a strong start taking the first set, but UCI's Amada Perez fought her way back for the three-set win to tie the match at 3-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.

The match hinged on the No. 5 court. The Anteaters' Haily Huynh won the first set by a break and then jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the second before UH's Lanz began her comeback run. Lanz Lanz proceeded to win six of the next seven games to win set 2. Both players broke each other  to start the third frame and were back on serve tied at 2-2. Lanz then won four-straight games to clinch the match, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.

Next up, the Rainbow Wahine will hit the road with a three-match tour of San Diego. The 'Bows begin with a conference match at UC San Diego on Feb. 12. UH will then take on San Diego State on Feb. 14 and will end their SoCal trip at San Diego on Feb. 16.

Hawaii 4, UC Irvine 3
02/03/2024 at Honolulu, O'ahu
(UH Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. Vilcek, Ana (UH) def. Schlatter, Jenna (UCI) 6-4, 6-1
2. Knezkova, Nelly (UH) def. Meraz, Kayla (UCI) 6-4, 6-3
3. Homolkova, Nikola (UH) def. Gidwani, Asha (UCI) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
4. Perez, Amanda (UCI) def. Masuda, Sheena (UH) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
5. Lanz, Joelle (UH) def. Huynh, Haily (UCI) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
6. Teramura, Larissa (UCI) def. Galindo, Hannah (UH) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Fowler, Emily/Fowler, Carolyna (UCI) def. Vilcek, Ana/Knezkova, Nelly (UH) 6-1
2. Meraz, Kayla/Schlatter, Jenna (UCI) def. Homolkova, Nikola/Masuda, Sheena (UH) 6-2
3. Galindo, Hannah/Kern, Anna (UH) vs. Perez, Amanda/Gidwani, Asha (UCI) 2-5, unfinished

Match Notes:
UC Irvine 0-2
Hawaii 2-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (1,2,6,3,4,5)


 
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