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HONOLULU\u2014The University of Hawai’i women’s tennis team fought hard, but fell short in its season opener to 22nd-ranked Washington on Wednesday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. The match was highlighted by a pair of Rainbow Wahine singles wins by Allaire Berl<\/a> and Hannah Galindo<\/a>.
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\nHawai’i kept things close in doubles. After UH’s No. 1 pair of Grete Gull<\/a> and Sophie Rachor<\/a> fell to 67th-ranked Erika Matsuda and Carina Syrtveit, 6-3, the ‘Bows battled to even things as UH’s No. 3 duo of\u00a0Emma Forgac<\/a>\u00a0and Berl held off UW’s Alexia Jacobs and Jermine Sherif by a break, 6-4. The doubles point hinged on the results of the No. 2 match between UH’s Makeilah Nepomuceno<\/a>\/Hanna Galindo and UW’s Reece Carter\/Marie Weissheim. The match was tied at 5-5, but the Huskies’ Carter and Weissheim pulled away to win the final two games to clinch the doubles point with a 7-5 victory.
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\nIn singles, UH’s two wins came on the No. 5 and No. 6 courts. At No. 5, Hawai’i’s Berl ralllied her way back after dropping the first set by a break to even her match at a set apiece after taking the second frame by a break of her own. In the third set, marathon, super-tie-breaker, Berl held off\u00a0UW’s Carina Syrtveit in extra time, 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9).
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\nOn the No. 6 court, Hawai’i’s Galindo took down the Huskies’ Waverly Potter in straight sets,. The first set was tight, but Galindo cruised in the second set to win, 7-5, 6-0.
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\nThe Rainbow Wahine are back in action with back-to-back matches against Sacramento State on Thursday, Jan. 22 and Friday, Jan. 23 at the UH Tennis Complex.
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\n#22 Washington 5, Hawaii 2
\nJan 14, 2026 at Honolulu, O’ahu
\n(UH Tennis Complex)
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\nSingles competition
\n1. #66 Erika Matsuda (UW) def. Grete Gull<\/a>; (UH) 6-2, 6-2
\n2. #43 Reece Carter (UW) def. Makeilah Nepomuceno<\/a> (UH) 6-2, 6-3
\n3. Jermine Sherif (UW) def. Emma Forgac<\/a> (UH) 6-2, 6-2
\n4. Marie Weissheim (UW) def. Sophie Rachor<\/a> (UH) 6-2, 6-1
\n5. Allaire Berl<\/a> (UH) def. Carina Syrtveit (UW) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)
\n6. Hannah Galindo<\/a> (UH) def. Waverly Potter (UW) 7-5, 6-0
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\nDoubles competition
\n1. #67 Erika Matsuda\/Carina Syrtveit (UW) def. Grete Gull<\/a>;\/Sophie Rachor<\/a> (UH) 6-3
\n2. Reece Carter\/Marie Weissheim (UW) def. Makeilah Nepomuceno<\/a>\/Hannah Galindo<\/a> (UH) 7-5
\n3. Allaire Berl<\/a>\/Emma Forgac<\/a> (UH) def. Alexia Jacobs\/Jermine Sherif (UW) 6-4
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\nMatch Notes:
\nOrder of finish: Doubles (1,3,2);
\nSingles (1,3,4,2,6,5)
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