The Point Loma women’s tennis team lost 5-0 to No. 7 ranked Hawaii Pacific in the first round of the 2015 PacWest Conference Tennis Championships on Thursday, April 16.
HPU, which is seeded No. 2 in the championships, improved to 19-5 with the win while No. 7 seeded PLNU fell to 9-13. The Sharks won all three doubles matches and then pick up victories at No. 2 and No. 4 singles to earn the victory.
PLNU drops into the consolation section of the PacWest Championships. It will face No. 6 seeded Sonoma State on Friday for the right to play in the fourth place match. No. 7 Hawai’i Pacific 5, No. 25 Point Loma 0
Singles competition
1. No. 16 Kristyna Hancarova (HPU-WT) vs. Newell, Nikki (PLNU-WT) unfinished
2. Nicole Hoynaski (HPU-WT) def. von Koch, Regina (PLNU-WT) 6-2, 6-1
3. Vivian Hansen (HPU-WT) vs. Venugopal, Preethika (PLNU-WT) unfinished
4. Lorena Gheorghe (HPU-WT) def. Ramage, Hillary (PLNU-WT) 6-1, 6-1
5. Lea Kruse-Utermann (HPU-WT) vs. Weissmann, Jen (PLNU-WT) unfinished
6. Sofia Tavitian (HPU-WT) vs. Mountain, Kirsty (PLNU-WT) unfinished Doubles competition
1. No. 11 Kristyna Hancarova/Nicole Hoynaski (HPU-WT) def. Newell, Nikki/Weissmann, Jen (PLNU-WT) 8-4
2. Lea Kruse-Utermann/Lorena Gheorghe (HPU-WT) def. von Koch, Regina/Venugopal, Preethika (PLNU-WT) 8-1
3. Vivian Hansen/Sofia Tavitian (HPU-WT) def. Ramage, Hillary/Mountain, Kirsty (PLNU-WT) 8-4 Match notes:
Point Loma 9-13; National ranking No. 25; Regional ranking No. 8
Hawai’i Pacific 19-5; National ranking No. 7; Regional ranking No. 2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (4,2)
T-2:34 A-67