W. Tennis: #5 Chaminade Falls to #4 Academy of Art 5-1 at 2012 PacWest Championships

SAN RAFAEL, CA – Chaminade fell to the Urban Knights of Academy of Art today, 5-1 at the Marin Tennis Club Park in the Swords Pac West Championships Quarterfinal match.
 
Chaminade was unable to find wins in singles, losing all three singles matches that were completed. In #1 doubles, All PacWest performer Yuka Kondo (Irvine, Ca/San Joaquin) and sophomore Yanita Arnaudova (Hazkova, Bulgaria/Azen Zlatarov Foreign Language School) shined, defeating their counterparts from AAU 8-3 for the lone Chaminade win.  The Urban Knights won both #2 and #3 doubles to help earn the win.   
 
Coach Mosley commented after the match: “We had chances and we battled, but we didn't get it done.  We need to rally and get a win against Dominican tomorrow.   
 
#5 Chaminade is back in action on April 20th, facing the #8 Penguins of Dominican (CA) at 3:00 PM PT in San Rafael, CA (Marin Tennis Courts).
 
With today's loss, Chaminade moves to 5-9 on the year.  Academy of Art improves to 12-9. 
 
Academy of Art 5, Chaminade 1
 

1. Kunkanda Phukchampa (AAU-WT) vs. Yanita Arnaudova (CUH-WT) unfinished

2. Amal Ben El Hadj (AAU-WT) vs. Yuka Kondo (CUH-WT) unfinished

3. Daniela Amelunge (AAU-WT) vs. Jan Matsumoto (CUH-WT) unfinished

4. Jenny Johansson (AAU-WT) def. Natalie Phanphengdy (CUH-WT) 6-2, 6-1

5. Diane Phan (AAU-WT) def. Isel Barba (CUH-WT) 6-0, 6-1

6. Paola Correa Fe (AAU-WT) def. Shayla Hosaka (CUH-WT) 6-2, 6-2

Doubles:

1. Yanita Arnaudova/Yuka Kondo (CUH-WT) def. Kunkanda Phukchampa/Jenny Johansson (AAU-WT) 8-3

2. Daniela Amelunge/Amal Ben El Hadj (AAU-WT) def. Natalie Phanphengdy/Jan Matsumoto (CUH-WT) 8-4

3. Diane Phan/Paola Correa Fe (AAU-WT) def. Shayla Hosaka/Isel Barba (CUH-WT) 8-1