HONOLULU–The University of Hawai’i women’s tennis team wrapped up the Rainbow Wahine Invitational on Sunday at the UH Tennis Complex The ‘Bows completed suspended matches from Friday before beginning their Sunday matches. Hawai’i finished strong winning 11 singles matches and all five doubles matches on the day.
Hawai’i’s Nikola Homolkova and Joelle Lanz finished their suspended matches winning in straight sets to lead the ‘Bows. Rookie Makeila Nepomuceno battled back to win a third set super tie-breaker over Air Forces’s Shivaani Selvan, 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5). UH’s Emma Forgac fell in her first set, but won the second and then pulled away in the third set super tie-breaker to down Air Force’s Sofia Mavor, 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3).
Hawai’i swept their doubles matches on Sunday. Allaire Berl and Jazlyn Miyamura concluded their match, defeating AF’s Carissa Holguin and Joselyn Limbago, 6-4. UH’s Hannah Galindo and Nepomuceno held off the Falcons’ Alexis Odom and Maya Michalski by a break, 6-4. Peppi Ramstedt and Sheena Masuda doubled up on Air Forces Arianna Van Hoiuweling and Nadia Kojonroj, 6-3, while both Ana Vilcek and Homolkova and Lanz and Forgac both held on to win by a break. Vilcek and Homolkova defeated Mavor/Selvan, 6-4 and Lanz/Forgac knocked off Carissa Holguin and Joselyn Limbago, 7-5.
In the final singles matches of the tourney, all seven of UH’s wins came in straight sets against the Falcons. Nepomuceno downed Van Housling, 6-4, 6-2. Berl edged out Giovanna Sanchirico, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Miyamura coasted past Holguin, 6-3, 6-1, while HOmolkova cruised past Air Force’s Odom, 6-1, 6-3. UH’s Ramstedt defeated Kojonroj, 6-3, 6-3 while UH’s Masuda blanked Limbago in the second set, 6-3, 6-0. Lanz defeated Mavor, 6-4, 6-3.
The Rainbow Wahine Fall Invitationl wraps up the team’s Fall schedule. The ‘Bows will next host the Rainbow Wahine Spring Invitational on Jan. 3 at the UH Tennis Complex to open their 2025 season.
Rainbow Wahine Fall Invitational
UH Tennis Complex – Honolulu, O’ahu
Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024
Completed matches from Friday
Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) def. Shivaani Selvan (AF), 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Nikola Homolkova (UH)def. Arianna Van Houweling (AF), 6-2, 6-3
Nadia Kojonroj (AF) def. Ana Vilcek (UH), 7-6 (8), 4-6, 1-0 (11-9)
Joelle Lanz def. Maya Michalski (AF), 6-1, 7-5
Alexis Odom (AF) def Peppi Ramstedt (UH), 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-7)
Giovanna Sanchirico (AF) def. Sheena Masuda, 7-5, 6-0
Emma Forgac (UH) def. Sofia Mavor (AF), 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3)
Doubles:
Allaire Berl/Jazlyn Miyamura (UH) def Carissa Holguin/Joselyn Limbago, 6-4
Hannah Galindo/Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) def. Alexis Odom/Maya Michalski (AF), 6-4
Peppi Ramstedt/Sheena Masuda (UH) def. Arianna Van Houweling/Nadia Kojonroj (AF), 6-3
Ana Vilcek/Nikola Homolkova (UH) def. Sofia Mavor/Shivaani Selvan (AF), 6-4
Joelle Lanz/Emma Forgac (UH) def. Carissa Holguin/Joselyn Limbago (AF). 7-5
Singles
Maya Michalski (AF) def. Hannah Galindo (UH), 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) def. Arianna Van Houseling (AF), 6-4, 6-2
Allaire Berl (UH) def. Giovanna Sanchirico (AF), 6-1, 7-6 (3)
Jazlyn Miyamura (UH) def. Carissa Holguin (AF), 6-3, 6-1
Shivanani Selvan (AF) def. Emma Forgac (UH), 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
Nikola Homolkova (UH) def. Alexis Odom (AF) 6-1, 6-3
Peppi Ramstedt def. Nadia Kojonroj (AF), 6-3, 6-3
Sheena Masuda (UH) def. Joselyn Limbago (AF), 6-3, 6-0
Joelle Lanz (UH) def. Sofia Mavor (AF), 6-4, 6-3
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