LA JOLLA, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team fought hard on the opening day of The Big West Fall Selection Event on Thursday at the Northview Tennis Courts hosted by UC San Diego. Two UH doubles teams won both their matches on Thursday to advance to Friday's quarterfinal round, while three Rainbow Wahine punched their tickets into the singles Round of 32.
 
The Rainbow Wahine got off to a strong start in doubles to start the tournament. All three UH pairs won their Round of 32 matches. Hawai'i's duo of Makeilah Nepomuceno and Hanna Galindo cruised past Cal State Fullerton's Seha Yu and Milena Gevorgya, 8-3 and UH's Emma Forgac and Allaire Berl held off UC Irvine's Carlyna Fowler and Haily Huynh by a break, 8-6. The Rainbow Wahine's newcomer pairing or Sophie Rachor and Grete Gull defeated UC Riverside's Ramey Yu and Kei Kato also by a break, 8-6.
 
In the Round of 16, UH's  Rachor/Gull upset top-seeded Paulina. Franco and Cecilia Costa of The Beach, 8-5/ Hawai'i's Nopomuceno and Galindo notched their second win of the day with an 8-6 win over Cal Poly's Tia Bonita Jakupovic-Kljako and Alexa Ozrets, 8-6. Long Beach State's Diana DeSimone and Thea Jagare defeated UH's Forgac and Berl, 8-5.
 
On Friday, Rachor and Gull will face UC San Diego's Hāna Gamracy/Julia Visaya, while Nepomuceno/Galindo will take on second seeded Jessica MacCallum/ Candela Aparisi of Cal Poly. Times are to be determined.
 
In singles, Gull tossed a near shutout to win in straight sets over UC San Diego's Kamya Nair, 6-1, 6-0. In the "Battle of the Emma's, Hawaii's Emm Forgac upended UCSB's fifth seeded Emma Tutoveanu by a break in both sets, 6-4, 7-5.
 
In the late singles matches, UH's Nepomuceno fought her way back after losing the first set via tie breaker and winning the final two sets to down Cal State Fullerton's Amelia Zylberman, 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5. Hawai'i's Berl fell in the closest match possible to  UC Irvine's Maily Huynh by a pair of tiebreaker losses, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2)
 
UH's Galindo was in a battle with UCSB's Csarla Pacot, but an injury halted the match tied at a set apiece and Pacot leading 4-1 in the third frame. Pacot notched the victory, 2-6, 7-6 (5) 4-1 (ret.). Cal Poly's Candela Aparisi defeated UH's Rachor tin two, 6-2, 6-2.
 
BIG WEST FALL SELECTION EVENT
Northview Tennis Courts - La Jolla, Calif.
Oct. 2, 2025
 
Doubles Results
Round of 32
Emma Forgac/Allaire Berl (UH) def. Carlyna Fowler/Haily Huynh (UCI), 8-6
Sophie Rachor/Grete Gull (UH) dev. Ramey Yu/Kei Kato (UCR), 8-6
Makeilah Nepomuceno/Hannah Galindo (UH) def. Seha Yu/Milena Gevorgya (CSF), 8-3
 
Round of 16
Diana DeSimone/Thea Jagare (LBSU) def. Emma Forgac/Allaire Berl (UH), 8-5
Sophie Rachor/Grete Gull (UH) def Paulina Franco/Cecilia Costa[1] (LBSU), 8-5
Makeilah Nepomuceno/Hannah Galindo (UH) def. Alexa Ozrets/Tia Bonita Jakupovic-Kljako (CP), 8-6
 
Singles Results
Round of 64
Grete Gull (UH) [9] def. Kamya Nair (UCSD), 6-1, 6-0
Candela  Aparisi [9] (CP) def. Sophie Rachor (UH), 6-2. 6-2
Emma Forgac (UH) def. Emma Tutoveanu [5] (UCSB), 6-4, 7-5
Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) def. Amelia Zylberman, (CSF), 6-7(5), 6-3, 7-5
Maily Huynh (UCI) def. Allaire Berl (UH), 7-6 (5), 7-6(2)
Carla Pacot (UCSB) def Hannah Galindo (UH), 2-6, 7-6 (5), 4-1 (ret.)
 
FRIDAY SCHEDULE (OCT. 3)
DOUBLES - QUARTERFINALS
TBD - Makeilah Nepomuceno/Hannah Galindo vs/ [2] Jessica MacCallum/ Candela Aparisi (CP)
TBD - Sophie Rachor/Grete Gull (UH) vs Hāna Gamracy/Julia Visaya
 (UCSD)
 
SINGLES
ROUND OF 16
5:00 a.m. HT - Emma Forgac (UH) vs. Julianna Galindo (UCR)
6:30 a.m HT - Grete Gull (UH) vs. Paulina Franco (LBSU)
6:45 a.m. HT – Makeila Nepmuceno (UH) vs. Diana De Simone,
[5] (LBSU)
 
CONSOLATION
10:30 a.m. HT - Ramey Yu [9] (UCR) vs. Hannah Galindo (UH)
TBD - Sophie Rachor (UH) vs. Varsha Jawad (UCSD)
TBD -  Allaire Berl (UH) vs. Chloe Schwarz (CSF)