The Basics
-Score: #3 Hawaii Pacific#19 St. Edward's 1
-Records: St. Edward's 8-5: Hawaii Pacific 13-1
-Location: Austin, Texas (Strohmeyer Varsity Courts)
 
How It Happened
-The Hilltoppers picked up a win at number one doubles. SASHA KHADZHYAN and FLORENCE BOINON teamed up to win 9-8 in a tiebreaker. The match featured five breaks as both teams battled each other to the wire.
-In singles action, it was all Hawaii Pacific, as the No. 3 team won all six singles matches. At the number four position, RAFAELA HAEGELE took her opponent to a third set but fell in the super tiebreaker.
 
Hawaii Pacific 8, St. Edward's 1
Doubles competition
1. SASHA KHADZHYAN/FLORENCE BOINON (SEUWT) def. Vivian Hansen/Magdalena Smejova (HPUWT) 9-8
2. Lea Kruse-Utermann/Karen Ramirez-Rivera (HPUWT) def. PAIGE RACHEL/RAFAELA HAEGELE (SEUWT) 8-2
3. Ielyzaveta Rybakova/Celina Goetti (HPUWT) def. Francesca Chahor/KATHERINE SULLIVAN (SEUWT) 8-2
Singles competition
1. Ielyzaveta Rybakova (HPUWT) def. SASHA KHADZHYAN (SEUWT) 7-6, 6-0
2. Celina Goetti (HPUWT) def. PAIGE RACHEL (SEUWT) 6-2, 6-2
3. Karen Ramirez-Rivera (HPUWT) def. FLORENCE BOINON (SEUWT) 6-2, 6-4
4. Vivian Hansen (HPUWT) def. RAFAELA HAEGELE (SEUWT) 6-7, 6-0, 1-0
5. Magdalena Smejova (HPUWT) def. Francesca Chahor (SEUWT) 6-4, 6-1
6. Lea Kruse-Utermann (HPUWT) def. KATHERINE SULLIVAN (SEUWT) 6-1, 6-2
 
Up Next
St. Edward's will be back in action Saturday when they host Heartland Conference rival UT-Permian Basin. First-serve is set for 9 a.m. at the Strohmeyer Varsity Courts.