UH’s Brooklyn earns 2 WAC honors

Hawaii sophomore Jonathan Brooklyn earned first-team all-conference honors in singles and doubles Thursday at the Western Athletic Conference tennis championships in Las Cruces, N.M. Brooklyn’s partner, Dmytro Kovalyov, also earned first-team honors in doubles.

Brooklyn, from England, has won five of his past seven, including a three-setter over 22nd-ranked Remi Boutillier from Fresno State, the top seed at the WAC tournament.

Kovalyov, a junior from the Ukraine, also earned second-team honors in singles.

Boutillier and FSU’s Jay Udwadia are player and coach of the year. Nevada’s Moez Echargui was selected Freshman of the Year.

The third-seeded Rainbows begin tournament play today against sixth-seeded Utah State. Hawaii swept the Aggies in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Wahine haul in WAC tennis honors

Hawaii’s Jamie Pawid became the first Rainbow Wahine to be named Freshman of the Year, and two other Wahine were named to the first team in singles and doubles on the All-Western Athletic Conference team.

UH senior Barbara Pinterova and junior Katarina Poljakova earned first team honors in singles and doubles.

Pawid went 16-6 overall during the season, including 4-0 against WAC opponents.

Pinterova, from Bratislava, Slovakia, posted a 12-6 overall record in singles with a 10-4 record since taking over the No. 1 singles slot.

Poljakova, from Vysoke Tatry, Slovakia, earned first-team All-WAC honors in singles for the second straight year. Overall, Poljakova was 11-10 with a 3-1 mark in conference action.

Meanwhile, the Wahine’s opening match against Nevada in the WAC championship was suspended on Thursday because of a wind storm with gusts in the 40-mph range. The match was tied at 3.

Wahine golfers tie for eighth

Rainbow Wahine sophomore Charlee Kapiioho and junior Ka’ili Britos both earned a share of eighth place Wednesday in the final round of the Western Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Championships, in Mesa, Ariz.

Hawaii (304–910) was fourth in the team standings, behind San Jose State (877), Idaho (890) and Fresno State (902). The Spartans have won the last four WAC titles.

Kapiioho, the first-round leader, closed with a 74 and Britos a 76 to finish at 221. It was Britos’ third top-15 finish at the WAC Championship and sixth career top 10. It was Kapiioho’s best career finish.

Idaho’s Kayla Mortellaro won the individual championship with a birdie on the fourth playoff hole, beating New Mexico State’s Demi Mak. Mortellaro closed with a 73 and Mak shot 67 to force the playoff. Both finished at 2-under-par 214.

The Hawaii men open their final WAC championship Monday in Las Vegas.

Four-way tie at LPGA event

Jennifer Rosales birdied five of the first seven holes on the back nine and finished with a 5-under 67 in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic in Mobile, Ala., for a share of the first-round lead with Katie Futcher, Lindsey Wright and Caroline Hedwall.

Hawaii’s Ayaka Kaneko and Stephanie Kono both shot 75.