HPU shuts out Grand Canyon, sets up rematch vs. BYU-Hawaii in title bout

LAIE, HI – Second-seed Hawai‘i Pacific rolled through three doubles matches and a pair of singles contest in blanking #3 Grand Canyon 5-0 and advancing to the title match of the 2011 Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Conference Women’s Tennis Championship on Saturday, April 16, in Laie, HI.

The Sea Warriors will face #1 BYU-Hawaii at 9 a.m. HT, while Grand Canyon will tackle #5 Chaminade in the battle for third place on Saturday at 11:30 a.m. HT. Times of the matches are subject to change.

HPU’s first doubles tandem of Zora Vlckova and Celina Goetti defeated VandeVelde and Cecilia Vergnet 8-2, while the second doubles squad of Aleksandra Stankovic and Ielyzaveta Rybakova beat Stephanie Haldeman and Katharina Mittag 8-2.

Third doubles went to Sandra Wikstrom and Carrie Shuler as the twosome knocked off Marie Vanlerenbergh and Kaila Knopf 9-7.

Goetti also was a singles winner, beating VandeVelde 6-0, 6-2 at third singles, while Florie Paquay captured sixth singles over Knopf 6-0, 6-0.