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Sooner or later, most things come to an end. For the Brigham Young-Hawaii Seasiders, the end came sooner than they would have liked -- and later than most expected. Lynn, last year's runner up, halted Brigham Young-Hawaii's 103-match win streak with a 5-3 win in the final of the NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship May 14 at West Florida's Skeeter Carson Tennis Complex.
Lynn claimed titles in 1997 and 1998 before Brigham Young-Hawaii joined the NCAA Division II level from the NAIA. Brigham Young-Hawaii won the last two NCAA titles and amassed a record 103 wins during the past three seasons.
In the closest doubles match of the afternoon, Lynn's Maria Palacios and Maria Alves edged Amy Sun and Hana Krivonozkova, 9-7, at No. 3, while Lynn's No. 2 combination of Marketa Langerova and Andrea Kostricova cruised past Tomoko Sukegawa and Kellie Taguchi, 8-1. At the No. 1 spot, the Seasiders' Petra Gaspar and Tagifano So'onololei doubled up Monika Mastalirova and Marie Barbier, 8-4.
In singles, the Knights claimed wins at Nos. 1,4 and 6. Mastalirova was a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 comeback winner at No. 1; Kostricova beat Taguchi, 7-5, 6-4, at No. 4; and Maria Alves dominated Krivonozkova, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 6. So'onololei beat Barbier, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 2 and Sun defeated Palacios, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 5.
The No. 3 singles match between and Sukegawa was stopped with Langerova leading, 6-4, 4-6, 3-2.
Lynn topped Lees-McRae, Abilene Christian and West Florida en route to the final.
CHAMPIONSHIP SUMMARY
First round
Catawba 5, Pfeiffer 1; Queens (N.C.). 5. Newberry 4; Presbyterian 5, Calif. (Pa.) 0; Bloomsburg 5, Wingate 0; West Liberty St. 5, Charleston (W. Va.) 0; Longwood 5, Tusculum 2; Millersville 5, Slippery Rock 0; Eastern N.M. 5, Washburn 1; Ferris St. 5, Northern Mich. 3; Midwestern St. 5, Incarnate Word 4; Abilene Christian 5, Northwood 0; Northern Colo. 5, Cameron 4; Southern Colo. 5, Northwest Mo. St. 3; Northeastern St. 5, Mo. Southern St. 2; St. Edward's 5, Grand Valley St. 1; Ouachita Baptist 5, Fla. Southern 4; West Fla. 5, West Ga. 0; GC & SU 5, Delta St. 4; Armstrong Atlantic 9, Clark Atlanta 0; Harding 5, Kennesaw St. 3; Rollins 5, S.C.-Aiken 0; Clayton St. 5, North Ala. 1; Barry 5, Lincoln Memorial 0; North Fla. 5, Augusta St. 0; Hawaii-Hilo 5, Grand Canyon 2; UC San Diego 5, Hawaii Pacific 3; Cal St. Bakersfield 5, Sonoma St. 0.
Second round
Lees-McRae 5, Catawba 1; Presbyterian 5, Queens (N.C.) 0; West Liberty St. 5, Bloomsburg 4; Millersville 8, Longwood 1; Ferris St. 5, Eastern N.M. 0; Abilene Christian 5, Midwestern St. 0; Southern Colo. 5, Northern Colo. 0; Northeastern St. 5, St. Edward's 2; Lynn 5, Ouachita Baptist 0; West Fla. 5, GC & SU 0; Armstrong Atlantic 5, Harding 1; Rollins 5, Clayton St. 4; Barry 5, Northern Fla. 4; BYU-Hawaii 5, Hawaii-Hilo 0; UC Davis 5, Cal St. Bakersfield 4.
Round of 16
BYU-Hawaii 5, Northeastern St. 0; UC Davis 5, Southern Colo. 3; Barry 6, West Liberty St. 1; Armstrong Atlantic 5, Presbyterian 0; West Fla. 5, Ferris St. 0; Rollins 5, Millersville 1; Abilene Christian 5, UC San Diego 2; Lynn 5, Lees-McRae 0.
Quarterfinals
BYU-Hawaii 5, UC Davis 0; Barry 5, Armstrong Atlantic 3; West Fla. 5, Rollins 2; Lynn 5, Abilene Christian 0.
Semifinals
BYU-Hawaii 5, Barry 0; Lynn 5, West Fla. 2.
Championship
Lynn 5, Brigham Young-Hawaii 3
Doubles -- No. 1: Petra Gaspar-Tagifano So'onololei, BYU-Hawaii, def. Monika Mastalirova-Marie Barbier, Lynn, 8-4; No. 2: Marketa Langerova-Andrea Kostricova, Lynn, def. Tomoko Sukegawa-Kellie Taguchi, BYU-Hawaii, 8-1; No. 3: Maria Palacios-Maria Alves, Lynn, def. Amy Sun-Hana Krivonozkova, BYU-Hawaii, 9-7.
Singles -- No. 1: Mastalirova, Lynn, def. Gaspar, BYU-Hawaii, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; No. 2: So'onololei, BYU-Hawaii, def. Barbier, Lynn, 6-2, 6-4; No. 3: Suspended; No. 4: Kostricova, Lynn, def. Taguchi, BYU-Hawaii, 7-5, 6-4; No. 5: Sun, BYU-Hawaii, def. Palacios, Lynn, 6-4, 6-1; No. 6: Alves, Lynn, def. Krivonozkova, BYU-Hawaii, 6-3, 6-0.
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