HONOLULU – The Chaminade University women's tennis team on Friday fell to Holy Names University, 6-1, amid extremely blustery conditions at Keehi Lagoon Park.
With wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour, the youthful Silverswords (0-2) were competitive against their fellow Pacific West Conference mates.
Although the Hawks (1-1) took two of the doubles matches to secure the doubles point,
Berylin Lau (Wailuku, Maui, Hawai'i/Kamehameha-Maui) and
Kirra Carvalho (Lihue, Kaua'i, Hawai'i/Kaua'i) managed to salvage their first collegiate win by defeating Ana Rios and Linda Dimitroff, 6-2, in No. 1 doubles.
Danica Palmer (Philadelphia/Upper Merion Area) won her No. 6 singles match after her opponent retired. Lau and Carvalho managed take multiple games in their respective matches while
Selena Buttery (Brockway, Pa./Brockway) took one game in her second set.
The Silverswords face another mainland PacWest foe, Stanislaus State which is a women's tennis conference affiliate, on Saturday at Patsy T. Mink Central O'ahu Regional Park. Doubles action is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
Singles
1. Linda Dimitroff (HNU) def.
Berylin Lau (CUH) 6-3, 6-1
2. Deepa Varnaraga (HNU) def.
Kirra Carvalho (CUH) 6-1, 6-2
3. Romito Carlotta (HNU) def.
Sydney Danielson (CUH) 6-0, 6-0
4. Ella Lavender (HNU) def.
Selena Buttery (CUH) 6-0, 6-1
5. Ana Rios (HNU) def.
Emily Ramirez Miranda (CUH) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Danica Palmer (CUH) def. Lucy Rekasch (HNU) 0-1, retired
Order of finish: 6, 4, 5, 3, 2, 1
Doubles
1. Lau/Carvalho (CUH) def. Rios/Dimitroff (HNU) 6-2
2. Carlotta/Lavender (HNU) def. Buttery/Ramirez Miranda (CUH) 6-0
3. Rekasch/Varnaraga (HNU) def.
Molly Cookman/Danielson (CUH) 6-0
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
