Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (4/11/09) -- In the consolation bracket of the Hawaiian Airlines PacWest Conference Women's Tennis Championship, the Urban Knights wound up taking sixth place overall after losing to Grand Canyon 5-2 on Saturday afternoon. Academy of Art University (6-11 overall) was able to win in the #1 doubles slot and in #2 singles, but the Antelopes (11-9 overall) managed victories in the rest of the competitions.

AAU got out to a solid start with sophomore Cassy Fabiani and freshman Paola Correa Fe combining for a #1 doubles win over GCU's Stephanie Haldeman and Veronica Brunk 8-4. Sophomore Laone "Lala" Botshoma and senior Anna Ritchie were defeated by Mandy Prudhomme and Karen Peltin 8-6 in the #2 position. Of all the doubles action, none was more exciting than a 9-8 victory for Stefanie Griffin and Amanda Jackson against freshmen Cecilia Hedin and Solveig Barnes which went to a tiebreaker.

In #2 singles play, Botshoma prevailed over Stefanie Griffin 6-1, 6-0, but neither of the #1 or #3 competitors for either team were able to finish making the rest of the singles matches that much more critical. At #4, Karen Peltin earned a win against Correa Fe 6-0, 6-2 and Mandy Prudhomme defeated Ritchie 6-1, 6-1 in the #5 slot. Finally, Titiana Sumenkova won in straight sets 6-1, 6-0 against Hedin at #6 singles.

With the conclusion of the championship and a sixth place finish, Academy of Art University has one final match in its inaugural spring season. The Knights are set to face Notre Dame de Namur, who finished eighth, at the San Francisco Tennis Center on Friday, Apr. 24 at 10:00 AM.

Results

Doubles:
#1 Cassy Fabiani/Paola Correa Fe def. Stephanie Haldeman/Veronica Brunk 8-4
#2 Mandy Prudhomme/Karen Peltin def. Laone "Lala" Botshoma/Anna Ritchie 8-6
#3 Stefanie Griffin/Amanda Jackson def. Cecilia Hedin/Solveig Barnes 9-8 (8)

Singles:
#1 Cassy Fabiani vs. Stephanie Haldeman DNF
#2 Laone "Lala" Botshoma def. Stefanie Griffin 6-1, 6-0
#3 Maria "Belen" Tenorio vs. Veronica Brunk DNF
#4 Karen Peltin def. Paola Correa Fe 6-0, 6-2
#5 Mandy Prudhomme def. Anna Ritchie 6-1, 6-1
#6 Titiana Sumenkova def. Cecilia Hedin 6-1, 6-0