Nepomuceno Punches Ticket to Big West Fall Selection Event Quarterfinals

LA JOLLA, Calif.—The University of Hawai’i girls’s tennis workforce continued to battle in The Big West Fall Selection Event on the Northview Tennis Courts on the campus of UC San Diego. Sophomore Makeilah Nepomuceno headlined the motion for the Rainbow Wahine> She gained each of her matches to advance to the quarterfinals on Saturday.
 
Friday’s singles matches started with the Round of 32. All three Rainbow Wahine nonetheless alive in the principle draw recorded victories to advance to the Round of 16. After almost shutting out her opponent on Thursday, true freshman Grete Gull accomplished a shutout on Friday, blanking Long Beach State’s Paulina Franco, 6-0, 6-0. Nepomuceno held off The Beach’s Diana De Simone in straight units, 6-4, 6-3m and UH’s Emma Forgac swept Julianna Galindo, 6-1, 6-3 to maneuver on to the subsequent spherical.
 
In the Round of 16, Nepomuceno confirmed her mettle, edging out Long Beach State’s Johanna Hiesmair by the slimmest of margins. Nepomuceno gained in a pair of tiebreakers to punch her ticket to the quarterfinals successful, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2).
 
In the opposite two major draw matches, UH’s Gull gained her first set by a break, however dropped the final two units in opposition to Long Beach State’s Cecilia Costa, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1. Hawai’i’s Forgac fell to Cal Poly’s Candela Aparisi, 6-1, 6-1.
 
On Saturday, Nopomuceno will tackle Cal Poly’s Natalie Lynch within the quarterfinals. The doubles’ Quarterfinals can even get underway on on Saturday. UH’s Gull and Sophie Rachor will tackle UC San Diego’s Hāna Gamracy/Julia Visaya, whereas Hawai’i’s Nepomuceno and Hannah Galindo will face Cal Poly’s Jessica MacCallum/Candela Aparisi for a shot to the semifinals. Both matches will start at 5:00 A.M. HT.
 
 
THE BIG WEST FALL SELECTION EVENT
Northview Tennis Courts
La Jolla, Calif.
Friday, Oct. 3, 2025
 
SINGLES RESULTS
ROUND OF 32
Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) def. Diana De Simone (LBSU), 6-4, 6-3
Grete Gull (UH) def. Pauina Franco (LBSU(, 6-0, 6-0
Emma Forgac (UH) def. Julianna Galindo (UCR), 6-1, 6-3
 
ROUND OF 16
Candela Aparisi (CP) def. Emma Forgac (UH), 6-1, 6-1
Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) def. Johanna Hiesmair (LBSU) , 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2)
Cecilia Costa (LBSU) def. Greta Gull (UH), 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
 
CONSOLATION
Ramey Yu (UCR) def. Hannah Galindo (UH), 6-4, 6-1
Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) def. Sophie Rachor (UH), 6-2, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (3)
Allaire Berl (UH) def. Chloe Schwarz (CSF), WD (Inj)
 
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
SINGLES –
QUARTERFINALS
7:00 a.m. HT – Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH) vs. Natalie Lynch (CP)
 
CONSOLATION
TBD – Allaire Berl (UH) vs. Yen Nhi Huynh (UCI)
 
DOUBLES
Quarterfinals
5:00 A.M. HT – Grete Gull/Sophie Rachor (UH) vs. Hāna Gamracy/Julia Visaya (UCSD)
5:00 A.M. HT – Makeilah Nepomuceno /Hannah Galindo (UH)  vs. Jessica MacCallum/Candela Aparisi (CP)
 

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