PENSACOLA, Fla. (April 10, 2016) – The ninth-ranked Hawaii Pacific women's tennis team dropped its regular-season finale on the road 6-0 to No. 4 Armstrong State (Ga.) University and will take its 13-4 record into the PacWest postseason tournament.
HPU's top-ranked doubles team of
Kristyna Hancarova (sophomore from Karvina, Czech Republic) and
Nicole Hoynaski (junior from Sydney, Australia) dropped to 14-2 on the season after the tandem was felled by the No. 3 team of Lena Lutzeier and Diana Stomlega, 8-2.
Lutzeier, the ninth-ranked singles player, also defeated No. 15 Hancarova in individual action, 6-4, 6-0. Fifth-ranked Alejandra Cisneros downed HPU's
Syna Kayser 6-2, 6-3 to help the Pirates improve to 21-1 on the season.
The Sharks women will now prepare for the PacWest Championships in Surprise, Ariz., which run April 13-16.
Complete Results | Singles competition |
| 1. #9 Lena Lutzeier (ARMST) def. #15 Kristyna Hancarova (HPU-WTN) 6-4, 6-0 |
| 2. #4 Nicole Fossa Huergo (ARMST) vs. #43 Nicole Hoynaski (HPU-WTN) 6-4, 3-0, unfinished |
| 3. #5 Alejandra Cisneros (ARMST) def. Syna Kayser (HPU-WTN) 6-2, 6-3 |
| 4. #48 Carolina PratsMillan (ARMST) vs. Oceane Adam (HPU-WTN) 7-5, 2-1, unfinished |
| 5. Diana Stomlega (ARMST) def. Lorena Gheorghe (HPU-WTN) 6-1, 3-0, retired |
| 6. Lena Pacholski (ARMST) vs. Julia Sauer (HPU-WTN) 4-6, 3-0, unfinished |
| Match Notes |
| Hawaii Pacific University 13-4; National ranking #9 |
| Armstrong State 21-1; National ranking #4 |
| T-3:23 A-50 |
