After over a month off from playing matches, the UH Hilo women's tennis team will jump back into the fray with four matches in four days and seven encounters over a 10-day span in northern and southern California.

The Vulcans will kick off the long trip on Wednesday (March 20) in San Francisco at Academy of Art, followed by consecutive days of work against Dominican (Thursday), Stanislaus State (Friday) and Fresno Pacific (Saturday). With a travel day in between, they then begin the SoCal portion of their trip with matches at Biola (March 25), Concordia (March 26), and Point Loma (March 29).

The last action for the Vulcans was over the weekend of February 15-18 in Kailua-Kona against Holy Names, Chaminade and Hawai`i Pacific. UH Hilo takes a 2-3 record to Academy of Art. 

In those five matches, the No. 1 doubles team of Carmelle Joyner and Anouk Van Hoek have a 4-1 record, and Marina Colvee is also 4-1 in doubles action, playing at both No. 2 and 3 doubles. Joyner leads the Vulcans in singles with a 3-1 record on court three.

Here is a short look at their opponents.
Academy of Art: 5-2 record, not ranked but could be when the next ranking comes out (March 20) after wins over No. 16 Rollins (Fla.) and No. 22 UC San Diego. The Urban Knights won the Fall ITA West Region Championships and were ranked as high as seventh nationally last spring. 
Dominican: 3-6 record, most recently with losses to Stanislaus State (5-2) and Biola (4-3). 
Stanislaus State: 5-5 record, but have lost three matches by just one point, including to No. 16 Rollins and No. 20 Point Loma. Cassidy Ferrell is 8-2 at No. 1 singles.
Fresno Pacific: First-year program that is off to a 6-1 start. Their loss has been to Concordia. Ioanna Lathouri is 7-0 at No. 2-3 singles and Sanne Brull and Alice Di Matteo are 6-1 at No. 3 doubles.
Biola: The Eagles are 5-6, with Division II wins over Western New Mexico and Dominican. Esther Lee is 4-2 on the season at No. 1 singles. 
Concordia: 6-5 on the season, including Fresno Pacific's only loss of the season (5-2). Ghazal Pakbaten was named the PacWest Player of the Week earlier this month after posting wins against FPU and Cal State LA in both singles and doubles.
Point Loma: The No. 20 ranked Sea Lions are 6-3, which includes wins over Stanislaus State, Division I Idaho State and Cal State LA. Nicole Camaratta is 7-2 in singles action (court six) and is 4-3 in doubles play.