HONOLULU – Women’s Tennis went two for two in their matches against University of Hawai’i this weekend. After their 5-2 victory on Friday night, the Wildcats went on to win their second match 6-1 on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Arizona won the doubles point and five singles matches to secure the win over Hawai’i. Kayla Wilkins and Parker Fry finished first at two doubles defeating Madison Kim and Anna Kern 6-4. Then Salma Ziouti and Reece Carter finalized the doubles point after they defeated their opponents 6-4 in the number one spot.
Three Wildcats won their matches in straight sets, two Wildcats won their matches by default and one Wildcat fell in a 10-point third set breaker. Senior Lexi Ryngler won her match 6-1, 6-0 against Kern at four singles, followed by Fry at three singles who defeated Rita Pinto 6-4, 6-3, and Wilkins clinched the match for Arizona after defeating Kim 6-3 in both sets.
Freshman Reece Carter, playing at one singles for the first time this spring, split sets with Satsuki Takamura. The Canadian defeated Takamura 6-3 in the first set then lost 4-6 in the second before ultimately falling 5-10 in the breaker. Tanvi Narendran and Belen Nevenhoven won their matches at five and six singles by default after their opponents forfeited due to sickness.
Up next for Women’s Tennis – now 8-1 – is another series of away matches in Lawrence, Kansas on Friday, Feb. 18 and Saturday, Feb. 19. Then they travel to Montgomery, Ala. for the Blue Gray Classic Feb. 25-26. They are back at home Friday, March 3 where Arizona opens Pac-12 play against Oregon.
Results
Singles competition
1. Satsuki Takamura (UH) def. Reece Carter (ARIZ) 3-6, 6-4, 10-5
2. Kayla Wilkins (ARIZ) def. Madison Kim (UH) 6-3, 6-3
3. Parker Fry (ARIZ) def. Rita Pinto (UH) 6-4, 6-3
4. Lexi Ryngler (ARIZ) def. Anna Kern (UH) 6-1, 6-0
5. Tanvi Narendran (ARIZ) def. No player (UH), by forfeit
6. Belen Nevenhoven (ARIZ) def. No player (UH), by forfeit
Order of finish: 4, 3, 2, 1
Doubles competition
1. Reece Carter/Salma Ziouti (ARIZ) def. Satsuki Takamura/Rita Pinto (UH) 6-4
2. Kayla Wilkins/Parker Fry (ARIZ) def. Madison Kim/Anna Kern (UH) 6-4
3. Midori Castillo-Meza/Belen Nevenhoven (ARIZ) def. No player/No player (UH), by forfeit
Order of finish: 2, 1
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