Waiakea graduate Sarah Dvorak’s tennis season came to an end Thursday as she and Texas Tech playing Sabrina Federici lost to No. 15 Maddie Lipp and Alex Chatt of Northwestern 6-2, 7-5 in the opening round of the NCAA doubles
Waiakea graduate Sarah Dvorak’s tennis season came to an end Thursday as she and Texas Tech playing Sabrina Federici lost to No. 15 Maddie Lipp and Alex Chatt of Northwestern 6-2, 7-5 in the opening round of the NCAA doubles champion ships in Athens, Ga.
Ranked No. 26, Dvorak and Federici, both juniors, posted a 16-11 record this season as the Red Raiders’ No. 1 tandem.
• Honokaa graduate Dylan Shiraki pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings Thursday with a strikeout as Northern Colorado upset top-seeded New Mexico State to remain unbeaten at the Western Athletic Conference tournament in Mesa, Ariz.
On Wednesday, Shiraki, a senior, earned the win in relief as the fifth-seeded Bears (24-28) beat Utah Valley State 6-4 for the program’s first win at the tournament.
On Friday in the semifinals of the double-elimination tournament, Northern Colorado plays No. 3 Sacramento State for a spot in the title game. The loser must win twice Saturday to remain alive.
