Women’s Tennis Concludes Thrilling Weinman Foundation Invitational

HONOLULU–The women’s tennis squad from the University of Hawai’i concluded the Weinman Foundation Invitational on Saturday morning at the UH Tennis Complex. On the last day of the event, No. 2 Texas A&M, No. 17 Southern California, and Hawai’i competed exclusively in doubles matches to wrap up the four-day tournament.

The UH pairing of Ana Vilcek and Nikola Homolkova secured Hawai’i’s sole victory on the day, although the Rainbow Wahine performed admirably on Saturday. Vilcek and Homolkova prevailed over Texas A&M’s Mia Kupres and Jeanette Mireles, 6-4 in the opening round of doubles matches. 

Hawai’i’s duo of Joelle Lanz and Emma Forgac put forth great effort in both of their matches, but both resulted in them losing in tie-breakers. In their initial match, Lanz and Forgac were narrowly defeated by USC’s Grace Piper and Lily Fairclough, 7-6 (7-4). In their second match, Lanz and Forgac were edged out by Texas A&M’s Lucciana Perez and Daria Smetannikov, 7-6 (9-7).

UH’s Peppi Ramstedt and Sheena Masuda played competitively but succumbed by a break in both of their matches on Saturday. Against Texas A&M’s Nicole Khirin and Lexington Reed, Ramstedt and Masuda lost 7-5 and later fell to USC’s Sloane Morra and Janna Hossam, 6-4.

The Rainbow Wahine will have several days to recover before they embark on a pair of dual matches next week. First, UH will face Nevada on Thursday, Jan. 16 at 10:00 a.m. HT, followed by Washington on Friday, Jan. 17 at 3:00 p.m. HT.

Weinman Foundation Invitational

Honolulu, O’ahu (UH Tennis Complex)

Jan 11, 2025

Doubles competition

Sloane Morra/Anya Murthy (Southern California) def. Lucciana Perez/Daria Smetannikov (Texas A&M) 6-4

Grace Piper/Lily Fairclough (Southern California) def. Joelle Lanz/Emma Forgac (Hawaii) 7-6 (7-4)

Maia Sung/Immi Haddad (Southern California) def. Allaire Berl/Jazlyn Miyamura (Hawaii) 6-1

Parker Fry/Emma Charney (Southern California) def. Hannah Galindo/Makeilah Nepomuceno (Hawaii) 6-2

Nicole Khirin/Lexington Reed (Texas A&M) def. Peppi Ramstedt/Sheena Masuda (Hawaii) 7-5

Ana Vilcek/Nikola Homolkova (Hawaii) def. Mia Kupres/Jeanette Mireles (Texas A&M) 6-4

Parker Fry/Emma Charney (Southern California) def. Mia Kupres/Jeanette Mireles (Texas A&M) 6-4

Lucciana Perez/Daria Smetannikov (Texas A&M) def. Joelle Lanz/Emma Forgac (Hawaii) 7-6 (9-7)

Maia Sung/Simone Kay (Southern California) def. Allaire Berl/Jazlyn Miyamura (Hawaii) 6-2

Immi Haddad/Anya Murthy (Southern California) def. Hannah Galindo/Makeilah Nepomuceno (Hawaii) 7-6 (7-2)

Sloane Morra/Jana Hossam (Southern California) def. Peppi Ramstedt/Sheena Masuda (Hawaii) 6-4

Nicole Khirin/Lexington Reed (Texas A&M) def. Ana Vilcek/Nikola Homolkova (Hawaii) 6-2