The University of Hawaii at Hilo defeated the Academy of Art University, 6-3, in an NCAA Division II West Region match in San Francisco, Calif.

“The women got a good win who we just lost to a week ago at the PacWest tourney,” said UHH Head Coach Kula Oda. “We started a little slow but came back strong winning five singles matches.

“It was definitely one of our better performances of the year.  Hopefully we will use this confidence in our final two matches of the season.”

University of Hawaii at Hilo 6, Academy of Art University 3

Singles competition
1. Kelsey Daguio (UHH-WT) def. Kunkanda Phukchampa (AAU-WT) 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
2. Amal Ben El Hadj (AAU-WT) def. Stacie Grant (UHH-WT) 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3
3. Janelle Ng (UHH-WT) def. Laone Botshoma (AAU-WT) 6-4, 6-2
4. Lindsey Shin (UHH-WT) def. Maria Tenorio (AAU-WT) 6-2, 6-3
5. Anna Hamlin (UHH-WT) def. Paola Correa Fe (AAU-WT) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
6. Morrisa Kahakui (UHH-WT) def. Courtney DeWalt (AAU-WT) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Kunkanda Phukchampa/Amal Ben El Hadj (AAU-WT) def. Kelsey Daguio/Stacie Grant (UHH-WT) 8-6
2. Laone Botshoma/Paola Correa Fe (AAU-WT) def. Janelle Ng/Lindsey Shin (UHH-WT) 8-5
3. Anna Hamlin/Morrisa Kahakui (UHH-WT) def. Maria Tenorio/Cecilia Hedin (AAU-WT) 8-4
Match Notes:
University of Hawaii at Hilo 7-17
Academy of Art University 12-5
Neutral site match played at Santa Rosa Junior College courts