BYU-Hawaii defends Hawaiian Airlines PacWest Women's Tennis title

BYU-Hawaii defends Hawaiian Airlines PacWest Women's Tennis Championship

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 (left with PacWest Commissioner Bob Hogue) 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. Grand Canyon finished off the tournament with a 5-2 win over Academy of Art to claim fifth place.

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

(MVP Yuan Ji with PacWest Commissioner Bob Hogue) 

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

5th Place - Grand Canyon 5, Academy of Art 2

Doubles

Cassey Fabiani/Paole Fe (AAU) def. Stephanie Haldeman/Veronica Brunk
(GCU) 8-4

Mandy Prudhomme/Karen Peltin (GCU) def. Laone Botshoma/Anna Ritchie
(AAU) 8-6

Stefanie Griffin/Amanda Jackson (GCU) def. Cecelia Hedin/Solveg Barnes
(AAU) 9-8 (8)

Singles

Cassey Fabiani (AAU)/ Stephanie Haldeman (GCU) DNF

Laone Botshoma (AAU) def. Stefanie Griffin (GCU) 6-1, 6-0

Belen Tenorio (AAU)/ Veronica Brunk (GCU) DNF

Karen Peltin (GCU) def. Paola Fe (AAU) 6-0, 6-2

Mandy Prudhomme (GCU) def. Anna Ritchie (AAU) 6-1, 6-1

Titiana Sumenkova (GCU) def. Ceclia Hedin (AAU) 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 (NDNU) 6-1, 6-0

Alexandria Bergen (DSC) def. Kaylee Nichols (NDNU) 6-0, 6-0

Lauren Centrella (DSC)/Ashley Wilson (NDNU) DNF

Brittny Rogers (DSC)/Katelyn Mills (NDNU) DNF

Lauren Tarver (DSC)/Sally Olson (NDNU) DNF

Nicole Piggott (DSC)/Courtney O'Donnell (NDNU) DNF