FRESNO — Hawaiʻi Pacific University women's tennis players Evi Roobol and Kaia Sperry captured the ITA West Regional doubles championship, completing a five-match tournament run with a three-set victory over Menlo College on Sunday at Fresno Pacific University.
The fifth-seeded Sharks duo defeated seventh-seeded Zofia Dziewiecka and Isabella Stuurman of Menlo, 3-6, 6-2, 10-8, in the championship match to secure the regional title.
Roobol and Sperry opened tournament play Thursday with an 8-4 victory over Stanislaus State's Katrine Damkjær and Lisa Lieberman in the round of 32.
The pair continued its run with an 8-3 win over Menlo's Livia Harper and Lily Anna Rose Harper in the round of 16, advancing to the quarterfinals.
Facing third-seeded Yeo Kyung Kim and Alexis Romano of Biola, the Sharks earned an 8-6 victory to reach the semifinals.
Roobol and Sperry delivered another strong performance Saturday, defeating top-seeded Fabiana Lucia Gonzalez Gimenez and Yume Ueoku of host Fresno Pacific, 8-3, to advance to the championship match.
In Sunday's final, the HPU pair dropped the opening set 6-3 before responding with a 6-2 victory in the second. Roobol and Sperry then secured the championship with a 10-8 win in the deciding match tiebreak.
The Sharks finished the doubles draw undefeated, defeating three seeded opponents, including the tournament's top-ranked pair, en route to the regional championship.