DAVIS, Calif. – The University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (5-5, 3-1 Big West) fell at UC Davis in a hard fought match, 4-3, on Saturday at the Marya Welch Tennis Center to open UH's three-match road trip. 

The Aggies edged out Hawai'i to earn the doubles point. UCD's No. 2 pair of Solia Valentine and Polina Marakhtanova held off UH's Ana Vilcek and Nikola Homolkova by a break, 6-4. Hawai'i's No. 3 Hanna Galindo and Makeilah Nepomuceno then On Court No. 3, the duo of Makeilah Nepomuceno and Hannah Galindo edged out UCD's Claire Galerkin and Maya Youssef in a tiebreaker, 7-6 (8-6). The Aggies' No. 1 duo of Mika Ikemori and Daisy Maunapuau was able to capture the point with a tiebreaker win over UH's Sheena Masuda and Peppi Ramstedt, 7-6 (4).

In Singles, the Aggies won the first three singles matches on courts 4, 5 and 3 to clinch the match. But the 'Bows didn't go down without a fight, winning the last three matches. UH's No. 1 Vilcek defeated Ikemori in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3. On Court No. 2, Hawai'i's Ramstedt battled against the Aggies' Valentin. The first two sets were decided by tie-breakers and the match was decided in a third set super tie-breaker with Ramstedt prevailing, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 10-5. UH's No. 6 Joelle Lanz was able to record a win over UCD's Penelope Wong also in a third set tie-breaker, 6-7 (2), 6-0, 1-0 (10-6).

The Rainbow Wahine continue their road trip at Cal State Fullerton on Mar. 18 at 10:30 A.M. HT. 

UC Davis 4, Hawai'i 3
Marya Welch Tennis Center - Davis, Calif.
Saturday, Mar. 15, 2025

Doubles Results
1. Ikemori/Maunupau (UCD) def. Masuda/Ramstedt (UH), 7-6 (7-4)
2. Valentine/Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Vilcek/Homolkova (UH), 6-4
3. Galindo/Nepomuceno (UH) def. Galerkin/Youssef (UCD), 7-6 (8-6)

Singles Results
1. Ana Vilcek (UH) def. Mika Ikemori (UCD), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Peppi Ramstedt (UH) def. Solia Valentine (UCD), 7-6 (5), 6-7 (4), 1-0 (10-5)
3. Maya Youssef (UCD) def. Nikola Homolkova (UH), 6-1, 7-5
4. Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) def. Emma Forgac (UH), 6-2, 6-3
5. Daisy Maunupau (UCD) def. Sheena Masuda (UH), 6-4, 7-5
6. Joelle Lanz (UH) def. Penelope Wong (UCD), 6-7 (2), 6-0, 1-0 (10-6)

Match Notes
Hawaii: 5-5, 3-1 Big West
UC Davis: 8-9, 2-3 Big West
Order of Finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,5,3,6,1,2)
 

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