Waipahu, Hawai'i — The Dominican University of California women's tennis team was swept 5-0 to host Hawai'i Pacific University in the opening match of the 2013 Pacific West Conference Women's Tennis Championships. HPU, the No. 3 team in NCAA Division II and the top team in the West Region, improved to 17-1 while Dominican fell to 7-12. The eight-seed Lady Penguins face the loser of the match between No. 4 seeded Fresno Pacific University and No. 5 seeded Azusa Pacific University in the consolation bracket. That match is slated for Friday, April 19 at 12:30 p.m. in Hawai'i.

Singles competition
1. Ielyzaveta Rybakova (HPU) vs. Irina Morozova (DUC) 6-2, unfinished
2. Celina Goetti (HPU) vs. Gaby Verspieren (DUC) 6-2, unfinished
3. Karen Ramirez (HPU) vs. Marissa Frazer (DUC) unfinished
4. Vivian Hansen (HPU) vs. Emily Prescott (DUC) 6-3, unfinished
5. Magdalena Smejova (HPU) def. Francesca Katafias (DUC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Lea Kruse-Utermann (HPU) def. Maria Ariana Paradis (DUC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Vivian Hansen/Magdalena Smejova (HPU) def. Irina Morozova/Gaby Verspieren (DUC) 8-1
2. Lea Kruse-Utermann/Karen Ramirez (HPU) def. Maria Ariana Paradis/Marissa Frazer (DUC) 8-0
3. Ielyzaveta Rybakova/Celina Goetti (HPU) def. Francesca Katafias/Emily Prescott (DUC) 8-0