HONOLULU – University of Hawai'i men's tennis coach John Nelson announced the addition of two players to the 2009-10 roster. Jeremy Tweedt, a transfer from the University of Tennessee, and Dmytro Kovalyov, a native of the Ukraine, both signed with UH and will join the program this fall.

Tweedt will have two years of eligibility after spending his freshman and sophomore seasons at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. As a freshman he was a solid contributor for the Vols while playing the No. 4, 5 and 6 positions. He compiled a 24-12 singles record and posted 18 wins in doubles. He went 13-3 in dual matches, 9-2 against SEC opposition and at one point reeled off 10 straight singles wins. As a sophomore he went 8-10 overall and 2-2 in dual matches and was part of a Tennessee squad that was ranked as high as No. 4 nationally.

The 6-1 Tweedt is a native of Paris, France. He is two-time winner of the Junior Championship of Paris, whose past winners include Gael Monfils, currently ranked No. 13 by the ATP. Tweedt also won the national championship in doubles for the 15&16 age group in 2004.

Kovalyov is a native of Yalta, Ukraine, but attended high school in both Germany and the United States. A 2009 graduate of Saint Stephen's Episcopal School in Bradenton, Fla., he will have four years of eligibility. The 6-0 Kovalyov trained for a year in Spain at the Barcelona Total Tennis Academy and his junior tennis career has taken him around the globe after participating in International Tennis Federation events in Thailand, Portugal, South Africa, Morocco, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Serbia and the Philippines.

UH is coming off its most successful season ever winning its second straight WAC title and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Tweedt and Kovalyov will help fill the void left by departing seniors Sascha Heinemann and Jeff Fitch.