SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 1, 2016) – The ninth-ranked Hawaii Pacific women's tennis team swept No. 33 Point Loma Nazarene University 9-0 to remain perfect on the season.
 
The Sharks (5-0) were led in the No. 1 singles slot by Kristyna Hancarova, the 15^th-ranked singles player in the nation, who defeated Nikki Newell 6-1, 6-0. In the No. 2 singles position, HPU's 41^st-ranked Nicole Hoynaski downed Regina Von Koch 6-0, 6-1. Syna Kayser, Oceane Adam, Lorena Gheorghe and Julia Sauer also posted dominant singles victories for HPU.
 
In the top doubles slot, the fourth-ranked team of Hancarova and Hoynaski combined to down the tandem of Newell and Von Koch, 8-4. Gheorghe and Kayser coupled to defeat PLNU's Nicole Camaratta and Hillary Ramage, 8-2. To round out the competition, Sauer and Adam battled Kirsty Mountain and Michelle Torres in an eventual 9-7 victory.
 
The Sharks women return to the court on Wednesday, March 2 at 3 p.m. to face Azusa Pacific University.
 
COMPLETE RESULTS
 
 

Position	Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)	Hawaii Pacific University	Winner	Score
#1 Singles	Nikki Newell	#15 Kristyna Hancarova	Hawaii Pacific University	6-1, 6-0
#2 Singles	Regina Von Koch	#41 Nicole Hoynaski	Hawaii Pacific University	6-0, 6-1
#3 Singles	Hillary Ramage	Syna Kayser	Hawaii Pacific University	6-2, 6-1
#4 Singles	Nicole Camaratta	Oceane Adam	Hawaii Pacific University	6-0, 6-0
#5 Singles	Jen Weissman	Lorena Gheorghe	Hawaii Pacific University	6-2, 6-1
#6 Singles	Michelle Torres	Julia Sauer	Hawaii Pacific University	6-2, 6-0
#1 Doubles	Nikki Newell   Regina Von Koch	#4 Kristyna Hancarova   Nicole Hoynaski	Hawaii Pacific University	8-4
#2 Doubles	Nicole Camaratta   Hillary Ramage	Lorena Gheorghe   Syna Kayser	Hawaii Pacific University	8-2
#3 Doubles	Kirsty Mountain   Michelle Torres	Julia Sauer   Oceane Adam	Hawaii Pacific University	9-7