Women's Tennis end PacWest Tourney Championship with win!!!
Finish 7th Place
Jeff Cluff, Coordinator of Internal Operations/Media Relations
4/12/2009 1:00:36 AM
BYU-Hawaii defends Hawaiian Airlines PacWest Women's Tennis Championship with 5-2 win vs. HPU
KAILUA-KONA, HI – BYU-Hawaii captured the 2009 Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Conference Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday by rolling over Hawaii Pacific 5-2 in the title match.
The Seasiders claimed two of the three doubles bouts and won three of the four contested singles matches.
Yuan Ji was selected the tournament's Most Valuable Player after teaming up with Elwin Li to claim the first doubles match over Zora Vickova and Ingred Cseh.
She then beat Nina Mihova of HPU in straight sets 6-1, 6-0.
The three-day Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Conference Women's Tennis Championship will continue Saturday afternoon as the battles for third, fifth and seventh place play out at the Holua Resort at Mauna Loa Village in Kailua-Kona, HI.
The tournament Sportsman Award was presented to Christie Pagatpatan of host Hawai'i Hilo.
Seventh place went to Dixie State after the Red Storm swamped Noter Dame de Namur 5-0, while third place belong to Hawai'i Hilo after the Vulcans pounced on Chaminade 5-1.
PacWest Hawaiian Airlines Women's Tennis Championship
BYU-Hawaii 5, Hawai'i Pacific 2
Doubles
Elwin Li/Yuan Jia (BYUH) def. Zora Vickova/Ingred Cseh (HPU)
Jenny Chen/Wen-Lin Wang (BYUH) def. Anastasiya Ageychik/Lauren Shin
(HPU) 8-4
Aleksandra Stankovic/Sandra Wikstrom (HPU) def. Ayako Ikeda/Shawni
Porter (BYUH) 8-4
Singles
Elwin Li (BYUH) / Zora Vickova (HPU) DNF
Yuan Ji (BYUH) def. Nina Mihova (HPU) 6-1, 6-0
Jenny Chen (BYUH)/Anastasiya Ageychik (HPU) DNF
Wen-Lin Wang (BYUH) def. Ingrid Cseh (HPU) 6-0, 6-2
Ayako Ikeda (BYUH) def. Aleksandra Stankovic (HPU) 7-5, 6-1
Sandra Wikstrom (HPU) def. Shawni Porter (BYUH) 7-5, 6-3
3rd Place
Hawai'i Hilo 5, Chaminade 1
Doubles
Eve Castaing/Christie Pagatpatan (UHH) def. Audra Takara/Tiffany
DeVincent (CU) 8-5
Natalie Phanphengdy/Stacey Chaussoy (CU) def. Nicole Campbell/Justine
Abella (UHH) 9-8 (7-4)
Akimi Kifune/Kari Rodrigues (UHH) def. Silkie Kawahakui/Kiana Iwado (CU)
8-4
Singles
Eve Castaing (UHH)/Audra Takara (CU) DNF
Christie Pagatpatan (UHH) def. Tiffany DiVincent (CU) 6-1, 6-3
Nicole Campbell (UHH) def. Nathalie Phanphendgy (CU) 6-1, 6-0
Justine Abella (UHH)/Stacey Chaussoy (CU) DNF
Akimi Kifine (UHH)/Silkie Kawahakui (CU) DNF
Jenna DeCleene (UHH) def. Kiana Iwado (CU) 6-1, 6-0
7th Place
Dixie State 5, Notre Dame de Namur 0
Doubles
Alexandria Bergen/Lauren Centralla (DSC) def. Rebecca Corteza/Kaylee
Nichols (NDNU) 8-3
Ashley Lafeen/Brittny Rogers (DSC) def. Katelyn Mills/Sally Olson (NDNU)
8-1
Lauren Tarver/Annie Salmon (DSC) def. Ashley Wilson/Courtney O'Donnell
(NDNU) 8-6
Singles
Ashley Lafeen (DSC) def. Rebecca Corteza (NDDU) 6-1, 6-0
Alexandria Bergen (DSC) def. Kaylee Nichols (NDDU) 6-0, 6-0
Lauren Centrella (DSC)/Ashley Wilson (NDDU) DNF
Brittny Rogers (DSC)/Katelyn Mills (NDDU) DNF
Lauren Tarver (DSC)/Sally Olson (NDDU) DNF
Nicole Piggott (DSC)/Courtney O'Donnell (NDDU) DNF