Kona, HI- Today’s 5-4 win was as big as it gets for this year’s Chaminade Women’s Tennis team. With the recent NCAA Regional rankings announcing Grand Canyon as the #8 team in the West Region and Chaminade ranked #9, this match had serious post-season implications.
Chaminade Head Coach Blake Mosley was ecstatic for his team after the hard fought victory. “They pulled it together in singles. We lost two of three doubles matches, but they responded. They battled and got the job done.”
No more evident was this battling than with Chaminade senior
Audra Takara. Down 5-0 in the second set, Takara (Mililani, HI/Mililani HS) took seven straight games to take the second set and ultimately win her match.
The win moves Chaminade to 7-8 on the year. Grand Canyon falls to 7-9. The Swords continue tomorrow at the Pac West Conference Championships in Kona, HI and will face BYU-Hawaii at 9AM.
Match Chaminade Grand Canyon Winner Score
#1 Singles
Audra Takara Stephanie Haldeman Chaminade University 6-3, 7-5
#2 Singles
Tiffany DeVincent Stefanie Griffin Chaminade University 6-1, 6-0
#3 Singles
Natalie Phanphengdy Veronica Brunk Chaminade University 6-2, 6-2
#4 Singles
Stacey Chaussoy Karen Peltin Grand Canyon University 6-3, 7-6 (10-8)
#5 Singles
Silkie Kawahakui Mandy Prudhomme Chaminade University 7-5, 6-2
#6 Singles
Kiana Iwado Tatiana Sumenkova Grand Canyon University 6-1, 6-0
#1 Doubles
Audra Takara Stephanie Haldeman
Tiffany DeVincent Veronica Brunk Chaminade University 8-3
#2 Doubles
Stacey Chaussoy Karen Peltin
Natalie Phanphengdy Mandy Prudhomme Grand Canyon University 8-3
#3 Doubles
Silkie Kawahakui Stefanie Griffin
Kiana Iwado Amanda Jackson Grand Canyon University 8-3
