Battle of Champions: Women’s Tennis Takes on Intense Rivalry at Rainbow Wahine Spring Invitational Kickoff

HONOLULU—The women’s tennis squad of the University of Hawai’i inaugurated the Rainbow Wahine Spring Invitational on Friday at the UH Tennis Complex. The Bows are contending with intense competition against  #9 UCLA and #10 California during this weekend. All the Rainbow Wahine who participated today engaged in both singles and doubles matches to commence the three-day tournament.

In doubles, Hawaii’s Peppi Ramstedt and Sheena Masuda teamed up to overcome Cal’s pair of Katja Wiersholm and Naomi Xu, 6-2. Ana Vilcek and Nikola Homolkova faced stiff resistance against the seventh-ranked UCLA pair of Kimmi Hance and Elise Wagle, but narrowly lost, 6-3.

In singles play, UH’s Makeilah Nepomuceno fought valiantly, succumbing to Cal’s Naomi Xu in a challenging match that concluded with two tie-breaker sets, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3). UH’s Emma Forgac lost to the Bruin’s Olivia Center in a three-setter, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. Sheena Masuda also put up a fight but was defeated by Cal’s Tiziana Schomburg, 6-3, 6-4.

The Rainbow Wahine Spring Invitational proceeds on Saturday, Jan. 4 at 2:00 p.m. at the UH Tennis Complex.

Rainbow Wahine Spring Invitational – Day 1
UH Tennis Complex – Honolulu, O’ahu
Friday, Jan. 3, 2025

Doubles Results
Mia Jovic/Bianca Fernandez (UCLA) def. Sophie Hernandez/Cami Brown (California) 6-1
#4 Kate Fakih/Olivia Center (UCLA) def. Mao Mushika/Berta Passola Folch (California) 6-3
Jessica Alsola/Greta Greco Lucchina (California) def. Joelle Lanz/Emma Forgac (Hawaii) 6-1
#36 Ahmani Guichard/A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Hannah Galindo/Makeilah Nepomuceno (Hawaii) 6-1
#7 Elise Wagle/Kimmi Hance (UCLA) def. Ana Vilcek/Nikola Homolkova (Hawaii) 6-3
Peppi Ramstedt/Sheena Masuda (Hawaii) def. Katja Wiersholm/Naomi Xu (California) 6-2
#36 Ahmani Guichard/A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Tiziana Schomburg/Makena Thiel (California) 6-0

Singles Results
Olivia Center (UCLA) def. Emma Forgac (Hawaii) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
#41 Kate Fakih (UCLA) def. Nikola Homolkova (Hawaii) 6-1, 6-2
#35 Katja Wiersholm (California) def. Kimmi Hance (UCLA) 6-2, 6-4
Makena Thiel (California) def. Hannah Galindo (Hawaii) 6-3, 6-1
Naomi Xu (California) def. Makeilah Nepomuceno (Hawaii) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-3)
Tiziana Schomburg (California) def. Sheena Masuda (Hawaii) 6-3, 6-4
Sophie Hernandez (California) def. Joelle Lanz (Hawaii) 6-3, 6-1
Greta Greco Lucchina (California) def. Peppi Ramstedt (Hawaii) 6-4, 6-2
#38 A. Lutkemeyer (UCLA) def. Ana Vilcek (Hawaii) 6-1, 6-2
#53 Elise Wagle (UCLA) def. #81 Berta Passola Folch (California) 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 6-3
Jessica Alsola (California) def. Ahmani Guichard (UCLA) 6-2, 6-3
Cami Brown (California) def. Mia Jovic (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3