NORTHRIDGE, Calif.--The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (9-10, 6-2 Big West) wraps up their regular season with a single dual match on Sunday, April 21st at 8:00 a.m. HT at CSUN (12-5, 6-1 Big West) at the Matador Tennis Complex. Currently, Hawai'i sits in third place behind 53rd-ranked UC Santa Barbara who still remains undefeated in conference action with a 11-7 overall record and a 6-0 mark in conference. CSUN is currently in second place with a 12-5 overall record and a 6-1 Big West record. The Matadors play the Gauchos on Saturday prior to facing Hawai'i on Sunday. With UCSB and CSUN having two matches left and UH having the one left, the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Big West Championship is still up for grabs with seedings to be determined in the last few days of the regular season.
 

DUAL MATCH # 20
OPPONENT				Hawai'i (9-10, 6-2 Big West) vs. CSUN (12-5, 6-1 Big West)
DATE  |  TIME				Sunday, April 21, 2024 | 8:00 a.m. HT
SITE				Matador Tennis Complex - Northridge, Calif.
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QUICK HITS

• The Rainbow Wahine still have a slim chance to capture the No. 1 seed in next week's Big West Championship tournament. Hawai'i enters the final week of their regular season with a 9-10 overall record and a 6-2 mark in the Big West
• UH has won the last meetings against the Matadors and is 28-9 all-time against CSUN. Hawai'i's last loss to CSUN came in the Big West Championship on April 24, 2015 as the Matadors edged out UH in the Big West quarterfinals, 4-3
• Cardiac Kids - This year's Rainbow Wahine squad has edged out their opponents, 4-3 in seven of their nine win this year. Five different Rainbow Wahine (Ana Vilcek-Sacramento State; Sheena Masuda-Long Beach State; Nikola Homolkova-Illinois State; Joëlle Lanz-UC Irvine & UC Davis; and Nelly Knezkova-Cal State Fullerton & San Jose State) have come through in the clutch to clinch the win for UH this season.
• Both freshman Nelly Knezkova and junior Nikola Homolkova lead UH in singles coming into this week with 11 singles wins. Knezkova has a team-best 11-6 overall record, going 5-2 on the No. 1 court and 6-4 playing at No. 2. Homolkova has been solid all year playing all matches at No. 3 and has recorded an 11-7 dual match record. 
• Junior Ana Vilcek and Knezkova have split time laying at No. 1 this season. Vilcek is currently 9-7 overall.
• Doubles troubles - UH has won their doubles point just twice this season--most recently in their sweep over UC Riverside last week
• In doubles, Vilcek leads UH with a 6-7 doubles record, going 4-5 with Homolkova and 2-2 with Knezkova