LAIE, O'ahu, Hawai'i – The Chaminade University women's tennis team ended the 2017 season, falling to No. 1 BYU-Hawai'i, 9-0, Friday at the BYUH Tennis Courts.
Playing in her final career match, senior
Kim Spring teamed with
Hannah Parker in No. 3 doubles, taking two games from McKenna Lloyd and Hailey Daniels before falling 8-2.
Spring also won a first-set game against Daniels in No. 5 singles in her 6-1, 6-0 loss.
Meanwhile, the Silverswords showed glimpses of promise as freshmen also managed to take games in their matches.
Elyssa Shirai fell to Summer Wen, the 11
th-ranked singles player in the nation, 6-0, 6-1 in No. 1 singles while
Cai Yan Fang dropped a 6-1, 6-1 decision to Leah Hemuli.
The 'Swords and Seasiders take a final photo together before Friday's final match between the two programs.
With BYUH ending intercollegiate athletics at the end of the academic term, the match was also the final between the two programs, ending a series that dated back some three decades.
The Silverswords ended the season 1-14 while the Seasiders improved to 23-0.
