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LAIE, Hawaii — Eighth-seed Dominican University of California earned just one doubles victory but captured four singles matches versus #7 Dixie State in beating the Red Storm 5-4 and claiming seventh place at the 2011 Hawaiian Airlines Pacific West Conference Women's Tennis Championship on Saturday.

Dominican freshmen Shannon McCarthy-Contreras and Irina Morozova teamed at first doubles to defeat Allison Long and Lindsay Snow 8-3.

But Dixie State charged back thanks to second doubles tandem Sarah Hughes and Hillary Wright who defeated senior Tami Tan and junior Jamie Fernandez 8-4.
 
Dixie State's Kelley Terry and Lauren Tarver claimed third doubles 9-8 in edging seniors Anh Truong and Michele Freitas.

But the Lady Penguins used the four individual wins to eke out a one-point victory. Morozova defeated Long 6-0, 6-3 at first singles, while second singles belong to McCarthy-Contreras over Lauren Tarver 6-3, 2-6, 6-2.

Wright captured third singles for the Red Storm after she beat Fernandez 6-3, 6-4, but Freitas countered with a 6-0, 6-0 dusting of Snow at fourth singles for Dominican.

Hughes was a double-winner for Dixie State after she also claimed fifth singles over Tan 6-1, 6-0, but it wasn't enough after Truong swept Terry 6-4, 6-1 at sixth singles.

Dominican will finish the season with a home match versus the University of Hawai'i, Hilo on Friday, April 22. That will also be Senior Day for the Lady Penguins, where seniors Michele Freitas, Tami Tan, and Anh Truong will be honored beforehand for their contributions to the Dominican tennis program. First serve is set for 2:00 p.m. at Forest Meadows Tennis Courts.