HONOLULU – The Chaminade University women's tennis team played in back-to-back days for the first time this season on Monday.
Facing the University of Hawai'i Hilo for a second time this season, the results for the Silverswords were the similar to Sunday's matchup against Dominican, falling 6-1 at the Donald A. Andrew Diamond Head Tennis Center.
However
Kayleen Lau (Wailuku, Maui, Hawai'i/Kamehameha-Maui) enjoyed her second consecutive singles victory, defeating the Vulcans' Carmelle Joyner in straight sets, 6-2, 7-6 (7-5), winning the second in a tiebreak, in No. 2 singles.
Tomomi Kohno (Tokyo, Japan/McKinely HS) was extremely competitive in her match in No. 4 singles before dropping a 6-3, 6-4 decision to Shelby Graber.
UH Hilo (2-4) took all three doubles matches to capture the doubles point.
Chaminade (0-6) will face the Vulcans again on Thursday at the DHTC, the third of five meetings between the two teams.
Singles:
1. Sandra Dafincescu (UHH) def.
Catrina Liner (CUH) 6-2, 6-2
2.
Kayleen Lau (CUH) def. Carmelle Joyner (UHH) 6-2, 7-6 (7-5)
3. Irena Le (UHH) def.
Cai Yan Fang (CUH) 6-0, 6-0
4. Gabriella Lawlor (UHH) def.
Elyssa Shirai (CUH) 6-0, 6-2
5. Shelby Graber (UHH) def.
Tomomi Kohno (CUH) 6-3, 6-4
6. Mia Rosa (UHH) def.
Emily Ramirez Miranda (CUH) 6-0, 6-0
Order of finish: 3, 4, 1, 5, 6, 2
Doubles:
1. Anouk van Hoek/Joyner (UHH) def. Liner/Lau (CUH) 6-2
2. Fafincescu/Le (UHH) def. Fang/Shirai (CUH) 6-2
3. Graber/Rosa (UHH) def. Kohno/Ramirez Miranda (CUH) 6-0
