Box Score HONOLULU--The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (9-10, 6-2 Big West) swept UC Riverside, 7-0 on Senior Day on Wednesday at the UH Tennis Complex. It marked the second sweep of the season for the Rainbow Wahine who honored their two seniors Anna Kern and Kaitlyn Ralar after the match. 

Hawai'i won the doubles point for the first time since sweeping UC San Diego on Feb. 12, 2024. The 'Bows' No. 1 duo of Sheena Masuda and Nelly Knezkova nearly blanked Kamya Nair and Brionna Nguyen, 6-1. Hawai'i's No. 2, Anna Kern and Hannah Galindo then knocked off UCR's Maya Youssef and Crystal Kim, 6-2 for the early 1-0 lead. 

UH's No. 1 Knezkova led things off by quickly dispatching UCR's Nguygen, 6-2, 6-1.On the No. 6 court, one of UH's seniors Anna Kern held off Sydney Tran by a break in Set 1 then shutting out Tran in Set 2 for a 6-4, 6-0 victory. Hawai'i's No. 2 Ana Vilcek then knocked off Youssef, 6-3, 6-2 and No. 5 Joëlle Lanz then swept Niki Shabazi, 6-3, 6-3. UH's No. 3 Galindo defeated UC Riverside's Kim, 6-2, 6-4 and then on the No. 4 court, UH's Masuda fought her way back to win in three sets over UCR's Nair  to seal the sweep, 6-3. 1-6, 6-1.

The Rainbow Wahine has one match left on its regular season slate at league-leader CSUN on April 21 before heading to the Big West Championships in San Diego, Calif. from April 24-27.

Hawaii 7, UC Riverside 0
04/10/2024 at Honolulu, O'ahu
(UH Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. Nelly Knezkova (UHW) def. NGUYEN,BRIONNA (UCR) 6-2, 6-1
2. Ana Vilcek (UHW) def. YOUSSEF,MAYA (UCR) 6-3, 6-2
3. Hannah Galindo (UHW) def. KIM,CRYSTAL (UCR) 6-2, 6-4
4. Sheena Masuda (UHW) def. NAIR,KAMYA (UCR) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
5. Joelle Lanz (UHW) def. SHAHBAZI,NIKI (UCR) 6-3, 6-3
6. Anna Kern (UHW) def. TRAN,SYDNEY (UCR) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Sheena Masuda/Nelly Knezkova (UHW) def. NAIR,KAMYA/NGUYEN,BRIONNA (UCR) 6-1
2. Anna Kern/Hannah Galindo (UHW) def. YOUSSEF,MAYA/KIM,CRYSTAL (UCR) 6-2
3. Joelle Lanz/Kaitlyn Ralar (UHW) vs. SHAHBAZI,NIKI/TRAN,SYDNEY (UCR) 4-2, unfinished

Match Notes:
UC Riverside 4-18, 0-6 BW
Hawaii 9-10, 6-2 BW
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,6,2,5,3,4)