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Winner Hawaii Hilo UHH (10-9)
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Academy of Art ARTU (8-8)
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Hawaii Hilo UHH
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Academy of Art ARTU
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Winner Stanislaus State STAN (6-8)
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Hawaii Hilo UHH (10-10)
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Stanislaus State STAN
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Final
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Hawaii Hilo UHH
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Match Recap: Women's Tennis | | Hawai‘i Hilo Sports Information

Women's Tennis Finishes Sixth at PacWest Championships

Hawai‘i Hilo defeated Academy of Art before falling to Stanislaus State on the final day.

SURPRISE, Arizona – After battling through the consolation bracket, the Hawai'i Hilo women's tennis team settled for a sixth-place finish after falling to Stanislaus State, 4-1, Saturday morning in the Pacific West Conference Championships fifth-place game at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex.

The 10th-seeded Vulcans opened the 12-team postseason tournament with a big win over No. 7 Biola before falling to No. 2 Azusa Pacific in the quarterfinals round. Hawai'i Hilo then defeated No. 6 Academy of Art, 4-2, before falling to 12th-seeded Stanislaus State to end the week.

CONSOLATION GAME: #10 HAWAI'I HILO 4, #6 ACADEMY OF ART 2

  • Academy of Art was short handed for the match, playing with five players to give Hawai'i Hilo a default win in one of the three doubles matches as well as for one of the singles points.
  • While ART U battled the Vulcans tough on court two in doubles, Julia Barden and Nanami Okamoto wrapped up the doubles point with a 6-4 victory on court one.
  • Academy of Art climbed its way back into the match by taking singles victories at the No. 1 and No. 5 spots to make the match even at 2-2.
  • The Urban Knights looked to be in position to snatch the victory away after going up a set on both courts three and four, but the Vulcans' Hikari Osaki and McKenna Mountain battled back to take thrilling three-set victories to clinch the 4-2 match win.

FIFTH PLACE GAME: #12 STANISLAUS STATE 4, #10 HAWAI'I HILO 1

  • After an opening-round upset over fifth-seeded Fresno Pacific, No. 12 Stanislaus fell to Point Loma Nazarene but continued to fight its way to the top with wins over No. 9 Metro State Denver and No. 10 Hawai'i Hilo.
  • The Warriors took quick 6-2 and 6-1 victories in the doubles round for an early 1-0 lead before snatching up singles victories at the No. 1, No. 4 and No. 5 spots to earn a fifth-place finish in the PacWest Championships.
  • Nanami Okamoto got a 6-3, 6-1 victory on court five for the Vulcans' lone point of the match.

WHAT'S NEXT

Hawai'i Hilo finishes the season even at a 10-10 overall record.

Mahalo for your support of Hawai'i Hilo women's tennis this year.

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