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HONOLULU – The University of Hawai’i women’s tennis team battled but eventually fell to Utah, 5-2, on Friday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. The match was highlighted by a pair of singles wins from Allaire Berl and Hannah Galindo.

In doubles, UH kept it very close. The duo of Allaire Berl and Emma Forgac took care of business and defeated the Utes’ duo of Hayley Roberts and Dylan Lolofie, 6-2. On Court No. 1, the Rainbow Wahine duo of Grete Gull and Sophie Rachor battled back from 3-0, but the Utah duo of Emma Kamper and Emma Valletta held them off in a tie-break, 7-6 (9-7). The doubles point came down to the results of the No. 3 match between UH’s Makeilah Nepomuceno/Hannah Galindo and Utah’s Emmie Moore/Sara Akid. The match was tied at 6-6, but the Utes’ Moore and Akid pulled away in a tie-break, 7-6 (7-3) to clinch the doubles point.

In singles, UH’s two points came on the No. 5 and No. 6 courts. At No. 5, UH’s Berl won the first set convincingly, and then clinched the match with a tie-breaking win in the second set against Dylan Lolofie, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5). On the No. 6 court, Hawai’i’s Galindo took down Utes’ Hayley Roberts in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1.

The Rainbow Wahine are back tomorrow to open up conference play against Cal State Fullerton at the UH Tennis Complex. The match is set to start at 3 P.M. HT.

Utah 5, Hawaii 2

Feb. 6, 2026 at Honolulu, O’ahu

(UH Tennis Complex)

Singles Competition

1. Emma Kamper (Utah) def. Grete Gull (UH), 6-3, 6-1

2. Emmie Moore (Utah) def. Makeilah Nepomuceno (UH), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

3. Kaila Barksdale (Utah) def. Emma Forgac (UH), 6-4, 6-4

4. Emma Valletta (Utah) def. Sophie Rachor (UH), 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

5. Hannah Galindo (UH) def. Hayley Roberts (Utah), 6-2, 6-1

6. Allaire Berl (UH) def. Dylan Lolofie (Utah), 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)

Doubles Competition

1. Emma Kamper/Emma Valletta (Utah) def. Grete Gull/Sophie Rachor (UH), 7-6 (9-7)

2. Emmie Moore/Sara Akid (Utah) def. Makeilah Nepomuceno/Hannah Galindo (UH), 7-6 (7-3)

3. Allaire Berl/Emma Forgac (UH) def. Dylan Lolofie/Hayley Roberts (Utah), 6-2

Match Notes:

Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,5,6,3,4,2)