Amelija Supulniece
Rob Garcia
1
Academy of Art AAU-WT (4-6)
6
Winner Hawai'i Pacific HPU (5-10)
Academy of Art AAU-WT
(4-6)
1
Final
6
Hawai'i Pacific HPU
(5-10)
Winner

Match Recap: Women's Tennis |

ART U Opens Hawaii Trip With HPU, Sharks Take 6-1 Win

KAILUA, Hawaii – In the first match of three out on the islands of Hawaii, Academy of Art women's tennis squared up with Hawaii Pacific, where it was the Sharks that came out with the eventual 6-1 victory as the Urban Knights saw success on the top singles court.

As ART U surrendered Court 3 in doubles, winning Court 2 was all it took for HPU as they did so prior to the end of Court 1's action with a 6-1 final to clinch the first point of the day. While sophomore Georgianna Parr and freshman Stefani Georgieva competed on Court 2, it was sophomores Amelija Supulniece and Estelle Najean on Court 1, and the match would result as unfinished.

Swiftly recording the first win of the day for the Knights was Supulniece who made quick work of HPU's Evi Roobol with a 6-0, 6-1 win, but the Sharks didn't look back from there taking the next three matches. Najean's Court 2 and Georgieva's Court 3 results saw a pair of competitive matchups, but scores of 3-6, 6-1, 3-10 for Najean and 1-6, 5-7 for Georgieva could not get the visitors over the hump.

ART U will move on to UH Hilo in Honolulu tomorrow to take on the Vulcans at 8 p.m. PT (5 p.m. HT).