Updated at 8:32 p.m., Wednesday, May 2, 2007
UH-Hilo women's tennis advances in regional
Advertiser Staff
The Hawai'i-Hilo women's tennis team advanced into the second round of the NCAA West Regional with a 5-3 win over Cal State Los Angeles today at Brigham Young University-Hawai'i.The Vulcans (14-12), ranked 31st nationally, will face top-ranked and defending national champion BYUH (28-0) tomorrow for a berth to the 16-team national finals.
UH-Hilo took a 2-1 lead against No. 40 Cal State Los Angeles by winning two of the three doubles matches. Susan Souksavath then won at No. 4 singles to put the Vulcans up 3-1.
But the Golden Eagles (13-5) won in straight sets at No. 5 and No. 6 singles to tie the match at 3-3.
UH-Hilo's Nicole Campbell then won at No. 2 singles and Carolina Ardila completed the win with a three-set victory at No. 3 singles.
In another West Regional second-round match tomorrow, the Hawai'i Pacific women (15-4), ranked 18th, will host No. 23 UC San Diego (14-8) at Central O'ahu Regional Park for a finals berth. HPU had a first-round bye and defeated UCSD 8-1 on March 26.
On the men's side, No. 12 BYUH (11-2) will host No. 21 HPU (12-4) for a national berth. Both teams had first-round byes.
The national finals are scheduled for next Wednesday through Saturday at Altamonte Springs, Fla.
UH Hilo 5, Cal State Los Angeles 3
At Brigham Young University-Hawai'i
Singles
No. 1—Christie Pagatpatan, UHH vs. Krishana De Silva, CSULA, 6-4, 5-5 DNC. No. 2—Nicole Campbell, UHH def. Michele Maduz, CSULA, 6-1, 6-4. No. 3—Carolina Ardila, UHH def. Isis Jackson, CSULA, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2. No. 4—Susan Souksavath, UHH def. Rona Miller, CSULA, 6-2, 6-1. No. 5—Jennifer Avila, CSULA def. Justine Abella, UHH, 6-3, 6-4. No. 6—Bojana Ducanovic, CSULA def. Akimi Kifune, UHH, 6-3, 6-2.
Doubles
No. 1—Pagatpatan/Souksavath, UHH def. Elena Pak/Princess Manassah, CSULA, 8-4. No. 2—Campbell/Abella, UHH def. Miller/Ducanovic, CSULA, 9-7. No. 3—Jackson/Avila, CSULA def. Ardila/Kifune, UHH, 8-5.
