LOS ANGELES, Calif.--The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team battled ninth-ranked Southern California, but the Trojans swept the Rainbow Wahine, 4-0 on Sunday night at the David X. Marks Tennis Stadium. Due to lightning and rain, the match started about three hours late with singles matches played first.

UH's No. 5 Sheena Masuda got off to a rough start in the first set but fell by just a break in the second set to USC's Lily Fairchough, 6-0, 6-4. USC's No. 108 Eryn Cayetano held off UH's No. 3 Nikola Homolkova in straight-sets, 6-1, 6-4. Hawai'i's No. 1 Nelly Knezkova traded blows early with 28th-ranked Grace Piper, but Piper was able to hold off Knezkova by a break in the first set then pull away in the second for the 6-4, 6-2 win. The Trojans clinched the match on the No. 4 court with Lily Fairclough holding off Hannah Galindo who hung tough, 4-4, 6-3.

The Rainbow Wahine will return home for a Big West match vs. UC Davis on Saturday, March 30. First serve is slated for 11:00 a.m. HT.

#9 USC 4, Hawaii 0

Los Angeles, Calif. (David X. Marks Tennis Stadium)
Sunday, March 24, 2024
 

1. #28 Emma Charney (USC) vs. Nelly Knezkova (Hawaii) – 6-4, 6-2

2. #61 Grace Piper (USC) vs. Ana Vilcek (Hawaii) – 3-6 , 2-3 UNF.

3. #108 Eryn Cayetano (USC) def. Nikola Homolkova (Hawaii) – 6-1, 6-4

4. Lily Fairclough (USC) def. Hannah Galindo (Hawaii) – 6-4, 6-3

5. McKenna Koenig (USC) vs. Sheena Masuda (Hawaii) – 6-0, 6-4

6. Sloane Morra (USC) vs. Joelle Lanz (Hawaii) – 6-3, 3-1 UNF.

Order of finish: 5, 3, 1, 4*

*Clinched match
 

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