WAIMEA, Hawai'i – The Chaminade University women's tennis team ended its first weekend of the season Sunday by dropping a 7-0 decision to Hawai'i Hilo at the Fairmont Orchid Tennis Center.
The Silverswords (0-3) got another productive start to start the afternoon with
Catrina Liner (Corvallis, Ore./Corvallis) and
Kayleen Lau (Wailuku, Maui, Hawai'i/Kamehameha-Maui) in No. 1 doubles. The duo pushed the Vulcans' tandem of Carmelle Joyner and Anouk Van Hoek before falling 7-6 with the tiebreaker ending at 8-6.
UH Hilo (1-3) also won the remaining two doubles matches to earn the first point of the day.
In singles, Liner nearly rallied from a set down against the Vulcans' top singles player, Marina Colvee, taking the second set, 7-5, to force a final third set. However, Colvee proved too much, winning the third, 10-7.
Lau held her own in No. 2 singles before falling 6-4, 6-1 to Sandra Dafincescu while
Tomomi Kohno (Tokyo, Japan/McKinley) had her best singles match in the early portion of the season by pushing Shelby Graber in her 6-3, 6-3 defeat.
TheVulcans won the other four singles matches to complete the sweep.
The Silverswords will make their home debut on Monday, March 2 when they host Division I Stetson University at the Donald A. Andrews Diamond Head Tennis Center starting at 12:30 p.m.
Singles:
1. Marina Colvee (UHH) def.
Catrina Liner (CUH) 6-1, 5-7, 10-7
2. Sandra Dafincescu (UHH) def.
Kayleen Lau (CUH) 6-4, 6-1
3. Carmelle Joyner (UHH) def.
Cai Yan Fang (CUH) 6-0, 6-0
4. Gabriela Lawlor (UHH) def.
Elyssa Shirai (CUH) 6-0, 6-0
5. Shelby Graber (UHH) def.
Tomomi Kohno (CUH) 6-3, 6-3
6. Mia Rosa (UHH) def.
Mariel Navarro (CUH) 6-0, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 6, 3, 2, 5, 1
Doubles:
1. Joyner/Anouk Van Hoek (UHH) def. Liner/Lau (CUH) 7-6 (8-6)
2. Colvee/Irena Le (UHH) def. Fang/Shirai (CUH) 6-1
3. Dafincescu/Lawlor (UHH) def. Kohno/Navarro (CUH) 6-1
Order of finish: 3, 2, 1
