ISLE FILE
Arnoult loses opener
Advertiser Staff
Maui's Beth Arnoult-Ritthaler lost in the first round of the U.S. Open Wheelchair Championship, 6-0, 6-2, to Jiske Griffioen of the Netherlands.
Griffioen is fourth in the ITF Wheelchair Tennis Rankings. Arnoult is No. 15.
The tournament is being played in conjunction with the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
Arnoult is playing doubles with Florence Gravellier of France. They open against Griffioen and Esther Vergeer, the tournament's top seed. Griffioen and Vergeer have not lost a match this year.
BASKETBALL
APISA TO COACH CU
Chaminade has named Christina Apisa as interim head women's basketball coach after Cory O'Dell left to become an assistant at Cal State Northridge.
O'Dell, who also served as CU's events manager and assistant sports information director, led the Silverswords to a 6-19 record in their inaugural season. Apisa served as his assistant.
Chaminade is conducting a search to fill the positions of events manager and assistant sports information director.
