Las Vegas, NV (March 13, 2011) – In the preeminent women's tennis tournament in the country, Hawai'i Pacific fell to third-ranked Lynn University in the opening match 7-2. Zora Vlckova stayed perfect in singles play, moving to 11-0 on the season, while not even losing a set this season.
Vlckova battled in the first set, eking out a 7-5 win. In second set, the seventh-ranked Czech native cruised to a 6-3 win over the eleventh-ranked Magdalena Ekert of Poland. After losing the first set, Ielyzaveta Rybakova responded by winning the second set 6-2, and then outlasting Ioana Ivan in a 10 point tiebreaker, 11-9.
In doubles action, the Sea Warriors fell behind early in all three matches and were unable to recover.
HPU returns to the courts tomorrow for another premium matchup with fifth-ranked West Florida, first serve is slated for 8:30 AM PST.
Doubles:
1. Eleonora Iannozzi/Ioana Ivan (LU) def. Maria Fagerstrom/Sandra Wikstrom (HPU) 8-3
2. Magdalena Ekert/Isabell Raich (LU) def. Zora Vlckova/Celina Goetti (HPU) 8-3
3. Andrea Berkova/Jessica Yanoff (LU) def. Ielyzaveta Rybakova/Aleksandra Stankovic (HPU) 8-4
Singles:
4. Isabell Raich (LU) def. Maria Fagerstrom (HPU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Jessica Yanoff (LU) def.
Aleksandra Stankovic (HPU) 6-3, 6-0
