TENNIS

Porter reaches 1,200-win milestone

Dave Porter, coach of the Brigham Young-Hawaii men’s and women’s tennis teams, became the second coach to reach the 1,200-win mark Saturday when the second-ranked Seasiders women beat UC San Diego 7-2 in Glendale, Ariz.

Porter has 594 victories with the women and 606 with the men. The women are 7-0 this season, shutting out their first six opponents before dropping two singles matches to UCSD, one via injury retirement and the other on a super tiebreaker. The men open Friday at Hawaii Hilo.

Porter trails only retired Hawaii coach Jim Schwitters in number of wins. Schwitters’ men’s and women’s teams combined for 1,326 victories.

GOLF

Vulcans in a tie for 10th place

The Hawaii Hilo women’s golf team was tied for 10th place, heading into today’s final round of the Lady Rattler Roundup in San Antonio.

The Vulcans finished Monday’s round at the Old Dominion Country Club with a 319, tying them with Angelo State. Tarleton State led the 15-team event at 3-over 291.

Sophomore Erika Morihiro led the Vulcans with an 8-over 80, tying her for 32nd place, 11 strokes behind leader Isabell Jimenez Perea of Tarleton State. The tournament concludes today.

BASKETBALL

Hawaii Pacific holds off Hawaii Hilo

Skye Savini and Mikela Thoemmes scored 16 points each to help Hawaii Pacific edge Hawaii Hilo 62-61 in a women’s basketball game Monday in Hilo.

Thoemmes turned in a dominant double-double performance, grabbing 20 rebounds while going 7-for-18 from the field. Savini grabbed nine boards for the Sea Warriors (15-6, 11-4), who dominated the glass with a 55-28 rebound advantage.

Kirsty Imai and Jameia McDuffie led the Vulcans (11-10, 8-7) with 17 points each.

Hawaii Hilo went on a 12-1 run down the stretch to pull within one, but McDuffie’s final 3-point attempt was off the mark.

SOFTBALL

Chaminade sweeps BYUH in doubleheader

Chaminade notched two nonconference wins over Brigham Young-Hawaii in a softball doubleheader Monday at Central Oahu Regional Park.

Rayna Strom-Okimoto singled in Kori Berinobis to highlight a six-run first inning as the Silverswords took the first game 8-3.

In the second game, Samantha Ford doubled in Shannan Hokama to earn the 3-2 walk-off win for Chaminade (2-5). BYUH fell to 2-11.

BASEBALL

Hawaii Hilo earns split with Fresno Pacific

Hawaii Hilo salvaged a split with Fresno Pacific in a baseball doubleheader Monday in Fresno, Calif.

The Sunbirds (6-3, 1-1) pounded out 16 hits off three Vulcans pitchers in a 13-0 rout in the first game.

The Vulcans bats came alive in the second game as Hilo jumped out to a 4-0 lead and held off the Sunbirds, 5-4, to earn the split.

Keenan Nishioka went 2-for-4 and Will Thayer drove in four runs for UH Hilo (3-7, 2-4).