MANOA, Hawai'i --- UC Irvine's second straight 4-3 victory on the islands came at the expense of 56th-ranked Hawai'I Sunday making the 'Eaters 2-0 in conference play.
UCI (7-2, 2-0) scored the early lead in doubles after Ali Facey and Kat Facey delivered the decisive point, 8-6, at No. 1 doubles.
The 'Eaters followed that with the first three points in singles again from the Faceys along with Vivien Dvali to clinch the match early before the Rainbow Wahine (3-4, 1-2) could nab the final three points.
UCI comes away from the island with a pair of 4-3 wins, its second Big West win, and its second over a ranked opponent.
The 'Eaters' return to the court will come on Fri. Feb. 27 with a visit from Eastern Michigan to Anteater Stadium at 1:30 p.m.
UC IRVINE 4, No. 56 HAWAI'I 3
UH Tennis Complex
February 21, 2015
Doubles
1 Ali Facey/Kat Facey (UCI) def. Martina Kostalova/Paulina Petriskova (UH), 8-6
2 Sarah Gong/Arisha Ladhani (UCI) def. Cindy Nguyen/Klara Pribylova (UH), 8-7 (3)
3 Rebecca Faltusz/Viktoria Malova (UH) def. Vivien Dvali/Mazy Watrous (UCI), 8-3
Singles
1 Cindy Nguyen (UH) def. Sarah Gong (UCI) -- 7-5, 6-3
2 Viktoria Malova (UH) def. Arisha Ladhani (UCI) -- 6-4, 6-4
3 Kat Facey (UCI) def. Martina Kostalova (UH) -- 6-1, 6-1
4 Ali Facey (UCI) def. Sarah Gealer (UH) -- 6-1, 7-6 (8)
5 Rebecca Faltusz (UH) def. Mazy Watrous (UCI) -- 6-3, 7-5
6 Vivien Dvali (UCI) def. Paulina Petriskova (UH) -- 6-1, 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles – 3, 1, 2 | Singles – 6, 3, 4, 5, 2, 1
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