The University of Hawai’i Rainbow Wahine women’s tennis team concluded its play at the Weinman Foundation Invitational, their first tournament of the season. On Saturday, at the UH Tennis Complex, the final day of competition the Rainbow Wahine won three victories.
The Rainbow Wahine were hard at work in doubles as UH’s team of Tal Talya Zaandberg and Ana Vilcek defeated Washington State’s Stefaniea Mikhailov and Savannaly-Nguyen 8-4.
Satsuki Takamura of Hawai’i and Nidhi Surapeneni from Hawai’i fell to California’s Jessica Alsola, and Erin Richardson, 6-2.
Cal’s Julia Rosenqvist, Makenna Tiel escaped UH’s Gitte Heynemans and Lea Romain.
Two of five singles matches were won by the Rainbow Wahine. Heyneman won in straight sets against Cal’s Cami brown, winning 6-3,6-43.
Surapaneni of the Rainbow Wahine lost a close first set but defeating Mikhailova from WSU in three sets. The tiebreaker ended in 10-8. This capped off the victory, which was 5-7, 6-3 and 7-6(8).
