HONOLULU – The Chaminade University women's tennis team on Sunday was defeated by the University of Hawai'i Hilo in their penultimate match of the season.
The Silverswords fell, 6-1, to the Vulcans at the Ala Moana Tennis Courts.
Catrina Liner (Corvallis, Ore./Corvallis) got the 'Swords' only win, rallying from a set down to take a 1-6, 6-3, 10-3 win over Sandra Dafincescu in No. 1 singles.
Liner improved her singles mark to 4-9 on the season. She, along with
Cai Yan Fang (Zhongshan, China) and
Salamasina Te`i (Hau'ula, O'ahu, Hawai'i/Kahuku), each have a team-high four singles wins this season.
With Te'i out of action for the match,
Tomomi Kohno (Tokyo, Japan) teamed with Liner as the No. 1 doubles team for the second time this season while Fang and
Elyssa Shirai (Waipahu, O'ahu, Hawai'i/Pearl City) partnered for the seventh time.
Caitlin Tatemichi (Honolulu/Roosevelt) and
Nicole Nishiki (Mililani, O'ahu, Hawai'i/Mililani), teammates on the Chaminade women's soccer pitch the last four years, paired up in No. 3 doubles.
Chaminade is 3-10 on the season while the Vulcans improved to 5-10.
The Silverswords' next match will be their season finale against Hawai'i Pacific University, ranked No. 10 in the latest ITA rankings, on Monday at 12 p.m. at the Ala Moana Tennis Courts.
Singles:
1.
Catrina Liner (CUH) def. Sandra Dafincescu (UHH) 1-6, 6-3, 10-3
2. Carmelle Joyner (UHH) def.
Elyssa Shirai (CUH) 6-0, 6-0
3. Anouk van Hoek (UHH) def.
Cai Yan Fang (CUH) 6-0, 6-2
4. Gabriella Aguilar Lawlor (UHH) def.
Tomomi Kohno (CUH) 6-1, 6-2
5. Hina Nishida (UHH) def.
Caitlin Tatemichi (CUH) 6-3, 6-0
6. Irena Le (UHH) def.
Angelica Almilla (CUH) 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 2, 3, 4, 5, 1, 6
Doubles:
1. Marina Colvee/Le (UHH) def. Liner/Kohno (CUH) 6-1
2. Van Hoek/Joyner (UHH) def. Shirai/Fang (CUH) 6-2
3. Dafincescu/Aguilar Lawlor (UHH) def. Tatemichi/
Nicole Nishiki (CUH) 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2
