IRVINE, Calif. – The UC Irvine women's tennis team dropped their Big West Conference opener to Hawaii, 6-1, Friday at Anteater Tennis Stadium.

UCI moves to 7-3 on the season while UH improves to 3-1.

ABOUT THE MATCH
Doubles
> UCI's No. 3 team of Arianna Tilbury and Alyssia Fossorier got the Anteaters off to a good start with a 6-4 win over Sophia Storch and Roxanne Resma
> Hawaii would win the next two to capture the doubles point

Singles
> Tilbury highlighted UCI's singles play with a hard fought win on court six over UH's Alzbeta Houbova, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
> At No. 5 , Fossorier took her match into three sets but ultimately fell to Resma, 6-4, 4-6, 1-10
> The match was clinched on court four when the 'Bows Michelle Pits defeated Jessica Tsukiji, 6-2, 6-2

UP NEXT
> UCI continues conference play with a home match against UC Davis Saturday, Feb. 16 at 11:00 a.m.

Singles competition
1. Petra Melounova (UH) def. Stephanie Nguyen (UCI) 6-0, 6-0
2. Maayan Sela (UH) def. Flora Amiri (UCI) 7-5, 6-2
 3. Nikola Dolakova (UH) def. Danielle Garrido (UCI) 6-2, 6-4
4. Michelle Pits (UH) def. Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) 6-2, 6-2
 5. Roxanne Resma (UH) def. Alyssia Fossorier (UCI) 4-6, 6-4, 10-1
6. Arianna Tilbury (UCI) def. Alzbeta Houbova (UH) 4-6, 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition
 1. Sela/Dolakova (UH) def. Stephanie Hazell/Flora Amiri (UCI) 6-4
2. Pits/Houbova (UH) def. Danielle Garrido/Jessica Tsukiji (UCI) 6-3
3. Arianna Tilbury/Alyssia Fossorier (UCI) def. Sophia Storch /Resma (UH) 6-4