Hawai‘i Pacific women's tennis beats Northwood (MI) in Round of 16
(Story courtesy of NCAA & Hawai‘i Pacific University)
HOUSTON, TX - The Hawai‘i Pacific University women's tennis team defeated Northwood University (MI) today in the Round of 16 at the NCAA Division II National Championships.
The Lady Sea Warriors over came a 2-1 deficit after doubles play
to win 5-3.
The match began inauspiciously for HPU, as Ingrid Cseh and Lauren Shin lost their match 8-4. Senior Elena Hudzikova and partner Tinka Mihova evened matters at 1-1 with an 8-4 win at third doubles.
The doubles tandem improved to 12-1 on the season. Nina Mihova and Anastasiya Ageychik fought their way back from a 6-3 deficit to tie the match at 6-6. However, they were unable to pull out the win, losing 8-6.
Trailing 2-1, HPU opened singles play with a victory at number four. Hudzikova won 6-1, 6-3 to tie the match 2-2. She was followed by a loss in first singles by Cseh, who was defeated by #28 Darina Burkova, 6-0, 6-1.
The Lady Sea Warriors then turned out three consecutive wins with Ageychik easily winning 6-1, 6-0 at third singles, and Tinka Mihova topping her opponent at number five, 6-1, 6-3. The third and final victory came from Shin at sixth singles. After dropping the first set 6-1, Shin fought to easily win the second and third sets 6-2, 6-0.
With the win the Lady Sea Warriors advance to tomorrow's quarterfinal round of the National Championships where they meet the winner of Valdosta State and Slippery Rock.
Main court matches can be seen live on the NCAA website at www.ncaa.com.
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