LAIE, Hawaii -- For the second consecutive postseason, the BYU Hawaii Seasiders ended the Cal State Stanislaus women's tennis team's season in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The third-ranked BYU Hawaii (29-0) fended off the Warriors, 5-0, after Cal State Stanislaus (8-6) challenged the Seasiders during doubles play.

"It was really a lot closer than the 5-0 score," CSUS head coach Verek Visaraga said. "We played them really tough in doubles, especially at No. 1."

Against the No. 1 ranked doubles tennis team in NCAA Division II, Verena Preikschas and Katie Eng took BYUH's duo Yuan Jia and Elwen Li all the way to 8-6. Last year, Jia-Li won 8-0.

The Warriors' No. 2 team of Vanesa Reibstein and Brianna McClintock dropped their close match, 8-4, against Ayako Ikeda and Shawni Porter.

At No. 3, BYUH's Jenny Chin and Salina Aranda also won by the same score, 8-4, over Stanislaus' Arina Polovnikova and Lexy Harrington.

The Seasiders, champions of the Pacific West Conference, got two singles points they needed for five team points to advance at No. 5 and No. 6.

Chin got by Heather Cotter, 6-1, 6-0 and Aranda beat Erin McGurty, 6-0, 6-1.

In postseason play the match ends when a team reaches five points.

At No. 1 singles, #3 Jia edged Preikschas, 7-5, before the second set was able to start. After dropping their first sets, both Eng and Polovnikova were leading in the second before it was called.


#3 BYU Hawaii 5, #19 Cal State Stanislaus 0
May 06, 2010 at Laie, HI

Singles competition

1. Yuan Jia (BYUH) vs. Verena Preikschas (CSUS) 7-5, 0-0, unfinished

2. Elwen Li (BYUH) vs. Vanesa Reibstein (CSUS) 6-3, 3-0, unfinished

3. Ayako Ikeda (BYUH) vs. Katie Eng (CSUS) 6-1, 2-3, unfinished

4. Shawni Porter (BYUH) vs. Arina Polovnikova (CSUS) 6-1, 2-3, unfinished

5. Jenny Chin (BYUH) def. Heather Cotter (CSUS) 6-1, 6-0

6. Salina Aranda (BYUH) def. Erin McGurty (CSUS) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Yuan Jia/Elwen Li (BYUH) def. Verena Preikschas/Katie Eng (CSUS) 8-6

2. Ayako Ikeda/Shawni Porter (BYUH) def. Vanesa Reibstein/Brianna McClintock (CSUS) 8-4

3. Jenny Chin/Salina Aranda (BYUH) def. Arina Polovnikova/Lexy Harrington (CSUS) 8-4

Match Notes

Cal State Stanislaus 8-6; National ranking #19; Regional ranking #4

BYU Hawaii 29-0; National ranking #3; Regional ranking #1