WAIPAHU, O'ahu, Hawai'i – The Chaminade University women's tennis team can finally celebrate.
The Silverswords picked up their first win of the season, defeating Mills College, 7-2, Tuesday at Patsy T. Mink Central O'ahu Regional Park.
Several 'Swords also accomplished career firsts with freshmen
Elyssa Shirai,
Cai Yan Fang,
Tomomi Kohno, sophomore
Emma Haurillon and senior
Kim Spring all tallying the first victories of their careers.
In doubles action to start the day, Shirai and Haurillon got an 8-2 victory in the No. 1 spot while Fang and Kohno blanked Jade Le and Dana Culpepper, 8-0, at No. 2.
Then in singles action, Shirai downed Christine Wu, 6-4, 6-2 in No. 1 singles while Fang topped Jade Escalante 7-5, 6-1 at the second spot. Kohno made quick work of Le (6-0, 6-1) while Haurillon defeated Carolyn Buxton, 6-3, 6-1. Spring, who is in her third year with the program, got her victory over Culpepper, 6-2, 6-3, in No. 5 singles.
"It was great (seeing Chaminade in the winner's column in the scorebook)," Haurillon said. "When I saw everyone was putting "CUH" and told me they won, I was, on the inside, jumping for joy. We've never really (experienced) that."
The 'Swords (1-12) nearly swept all singles matches but in a highly competitive contest in the No. 6 spot, Roxana Farmer outlasted
Hannah Parker in a tiebreak, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6).
The Cyclones fell to 0-9 on the season.
The Silverswords will play their third match in as many days on Wednesday when they face The College of Idaho at CORP Tennis Courts at 10 a.m. in a rematch of Monday's match won by the Yotes.
