Kona, HI--- The Urban Knights women's tennis team fell 6-0 to the University of Hawaii - Hilo Vulcans on Thursday afternoon. The Vulcans, who proved to out-match the Urban Knights, swept each of the three doubles matches and then took each of the three completed singles matches in straight sets to advance them to the PacWest Conference Tennis Championship. The loss drops the Urban Knights to 5-10 overall.

Results

Doubles:
#1 Eve Castaing/Christie Pagatpatan (UHH) def. Cassy Fabiani (Marin County, CA)/Paola Correa Fe (San Luis Potosi, Mexico) (AAU) 8-3
#2 Nicole Campbell/Justine Abella (UHH) def. Laone "Lala" Botshoma (Botswana, Africa)/Anna Ritchie (Rochester, MN)(AAU) 8-2
#3 Akimi Kifune/Kari Rodrigues (UHH) def. Cecilia Hedin (Boras, Sweden)/Solveig Barnes (Tracy, CA)(AAU) 8-1

Singles:
#1 Eve Castaing (UHH) def. Cassy Fabiani (AAU) 6-1, 6-2
#2 Christie Pagatpatan (UHH)/Laone "Lala" Botshoma (AAU) DNF
#3 Nicole Campbell (UHH) def. Maria "Belen" Tenorio (AAU) 6-0, 6-1
#4 Justine Abella (UHH)/Paola Correa Fe (AAU) DNF
#5 Akimi Kifine (UHH)/Anna Ritchie (AAU) DNF
#6 Jenna DeCleene (UHH) def. Cecilia Hedin (AAU) 6-0, 6-1


The Academy of Art returns to the courts to play Dixie State College at 3:00 PM tomorrow afternoon. AAU has beaten DSC three times thus far and hopes to walk away from the match with their fourth straight win over the Red Storm this season.