Women's Tennis Preps for Big West Championship

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The eighth-seeded University of Hawai'i women's tennis team (6-10, 3-6 Big West) opens the 2026 Big West Women's Tennis Championship by taking on No. 5 Seed UC Davis (12-11, 5-4 Big West) in a first-round match on Wednesday, April 22 at 6:00 a.m. Hawai'i Time at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.

2026 Big West Women's Tennis Championship Teams No. 1 UC Santa Barbara, No. 2 Cal Poly, No. 3 Cal State Fullerton, No. 4 Long Beach State, No. 5 UC Davis, No. 6 CSUN, No. 7 UC Irvine, No. 8 Hawai'i, No. 9 UC San Diego, No. 10 UC Irvine Dates Wednesday, April 22 - Saturday, April 25, 2026 Location Barnes Tennis Center - San Diego, Calif. UH OPENING MATCH FIRST ROUND: No. 8 Hawai'i (6-10, 3-6 BW) vs. No. 5 UC Davis (12-11, 5-4 Big West) Tournament Central CLICK HERE | Interactive Bracket | Tournament History Live Stats CLICK HERE Social Media @HawaiiTennis | #HawaiiWTEN | #hawaiiwomenstennis | Facebook

HAWAI'I RAINBOW WAHINE (6-10, 3-6 Big West)SERIES RECORD: UH leads UC Davis, 13-7

STREAK: The Aggies won 1

LAST MATCH: UCD defeated UH 4-3 on April 11, 2026 in Honolulu.

SINGLES: Junior Hannah Galindo continues to lead the 'Bows with a 12-4 overall record and a 7-2 mark in conference play. She split her matches last week, winning by retirement at Cal State Fullerton, but falling in a third set super tie-breaker at CSUN. Galindo started the season playing two matches on Court No. 6 before moving up to play five matches at No. 5. She then played two matches at No. 4 and has played the last six at No. 3. Allaire Berl enters the week with a 7-8 overall record, ranking second on the team in wins. Makeilah Nepomuceno is 6-9 overall all while playing at No. 2.

DOUBLES: At No. 2, Galindo and Nepomuceno have compiled a team-best 9-6 overall record while going 6-3 in the Big West. Last week, Galindo and Nepomuceno won both road matches at Cal State Fullerton and CSUN. They nearly shutout the Titans' Dana Kunza/Martina Markov 6-1 and followed by defeating the Matadors' Emma Moratalla Sanz and Sandra Arguelles 6-2. Overall, Hawai'i's No. 1 pair of Grete Gull and Sophie Rachor enter the tournament with an 8-8 overall record, while posting a 6-3 record in conference. Hawai'i has won the doubles point in six of its 16 dual matches this season.

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