No. 14 USC Women’s Tennis Concludes Play at Hawaii Invitational

HONOLULU – USC women's tennis won 16 matches in total during their trip to the three-day Hawaii Weinman Foundation Invitational at the UH Tennis Complex.

All in all, the Trojans collected 12 singles and four doubles victories competing in a hidden dual format against Iowa State, Hawaii, Cal and Washington State over the course of three days.

In singles play, Princeton graduate transfer Nathalie Rodilosso went undefeated, defeating opponents Yura Nakagawa (WASU – 6-4, 6-2), Berta Passola (Cal – 6-1, 6-3) and Christin Hsieh (Iowa State – 6-1, 6-0).

Next up, the Women of Troy return to Los Angeles for their home-opening dual-match doubleheader against LMU and CSUN at Marks Tennis Stadium on Thursday, Jan. 19. Matches are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., respectively.

Weinman Foundation Inv. (Hawaii Invitational) -Day 3
UH Tennis Complex - Honolulu, O'ahu
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023
SINGLES
Fifa Kumhom (WASU) def. Isabelle Lee (USC) 6-4, 7-5
Nathalie Rodilosso (USC) def. Yura Nakagawa (WASU) 6-4, 6-2
#83 Emma Charney (USC) def. Maxine Murphy (WASU) 6-4, 6-0
McKenna Koenig (USC) def. Eva Alvarez Sande (WASU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Elyse Tse (WASU) def. Sloane Morra (USC) 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
Gabrielle Lee (USC) def. Yang Lee (WASU) 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-2

DOUBLES
McKenna Koenig/Emma Charney (USC) def. Fifa Kumhom/Yura Nakagawa (WASU) 6-2
Nathalie Rodilosso/Grace Piper (USC) def. Yang Lee/Elyse Tse (WASU) 7-5
Maxine Murphy/Eva Alvarez Sande (WASU) def. Naomi Cheong/Sloane Morra (USC) 6-3

Weinman Foundation Inv. (Hawaii Invitational) - Day 2
UH Tennis Complex - Honolulu, O'ahu
Friday, Jan. 6, 2023
SINGLES
McKenna Koenig (USC) def. #16 Jessica Alsola (Cal), 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(5)
Haley Giavara (Cal) def. #83 Emma Charney (USC), 7-5, 1-6, 6-4
#96 Naomi Cheong (USC) def. Ana Vilcek (UH), 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
Grace Piper (USC) def. #93 Hannah Viller Moeller (Cal), 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-5
Nathalie Rodilosso (USC) def. Berta Passola (Cal), 6-1, 6-3
Alexis Merrill (UH) def. Gabrielle Lee (USC), 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
Isabelle Lee (USC) def. Anna Kern (UH), 6-3, 6-4

DOUBLES
Richardson/Thiel (Cal) def. Rodilosso/Morra (USC), 6-4
Piper/Cheong (USC) def. Alsola/Passola (Cal), 6-4
Koenig/Charney (USC) def. Merrill/Pinto (UH), 6-1
Ralar/Vilcek (UH) def. G. Lee/I. Lee (USC), 6-1

Weinman Foundation Inv. (Hawaii Invitational) - Day 1
UH Tennis Complex - Honolulu, O'ahu
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023
SINGLES
#114 Cabezas, Sofia (Iowa State) def. Sloane Morra (USC) 6-3, 6-1
#80 Supapitch Kuearum, A (Iowa State) def. McKenna Koenig (USC) 6-4, 6-3
#57 Naklo, Thasaporn (Iowa State) def. #96 Naomi Cheong (USC) 6-3, 6-4
Kajuru, Ange Oby (Iowa State) def. #83 Emma Charney (USC) 7-5, 6-3
Grace Piper (USC) def. Kadleckova, Miska (Iowa State) 6-4, 6-2
Nathalie Rodilosso (USC) def. Hsieh, Christin (Iowa State) 6-1, 6-0
Isabelle Lee (USC) def. Kaitlyn Ralar (UH) 6-1, 6-3

DOUBLES
Kadleckova, Miska/Cabezas, Sofia (Iowa State) def. McKenna Koenig/Gabrielle Lee (USC) 6-0
Naklo, Thasaporn/Supapitch Kuearum, A (Iowa State) def. Nathalie Rodilosso/Sloane Morra (USC) 6-3
#17 Kajuru, Ange Oby/Kezuka, Chie (Iowa State) def. Grace Piper/Naomi Cheong (USC) 6-2

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Players Mentioned

Emma Charney

Naomi Cheong

McKenna Koenig

Gabrielle Lee

Isabelle Lee

Sloane Morra

Grace Piper

Nathalie Rodilosso