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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