HILO, HI-The Bloomsburg University women's tennis split its first two matches on its spring trip to Hawaii. The Huskies beat Hawaii-Hilo, 5-4, in a match started on Sunday and finished on Monday due to rain. Bloomsburg then lost to Hawaii-Pacific, 9-0, on Monday.

In the match with Hilo, the Huskies trailed 2-1 coming out of doubles play with the team of Andrea Malatesta (Berwick, Berwick) and Laura Sullivan (Dingman's Ferry, Delaware Valley) winning 8-0 at number three doubles.

In singles play, the Huskies got wins from Emily Palko (McMurray, Peters Township) at number three, Sullivan at number four, Kristen Bonito (Bridgewater, MA, Coyle Cassidy Memorial) at number five and Malatesta at number six. Bonito's match, which was interrupted by rain, went three sets with the sophomore rallying from a set down to win 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. Against Hawaii-Pacific, Malatesta lost her number six singles match in three sets, 6-4, 4-6, 7-0.

Bloomsburg, 4-1, will play Chaminade on Tuesday. 

Hilo Box Score

Pacific Box Score