SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Hawai'i men's tennis team pulled out a 4-3 victory over Sacramento State, Sunday, at the Rio Del Oro Racquet Club. The Warriors improved to 3-4 after a 7-2 victory over Sonoma State, Saturday.

The Warriors dropped two of the three doubles matches to fall into a 0-1 hole. Justin Menolascino and Malino Oda teamed up to win the No.1 doubles spot over Anders Albertson and Jakub Silva, 8-2. In the No. 3 position, Reginaldo Moralejo and Francisco Brignole suffered an 8-6 loss against Julien Chatelan and Lewis Van Splunteren. The deciding point was at No. 2, where Matt Jones and Peter Farkas rallied from 7-5 down to upset UH's Jarrod Diepraam and Ryan Sceats, 9-7.

Hawai'i proved its dominance in singles play where UH won the No. 1, No. 4, No. 5, and No. 6 positions. Oda led the way, easily defeating Chatelan, 6-1, 6-4. Moralejo, Sceats, and Diepraam each won their matches in straight sets.

Next up for the Warriors, who are on a seven-match road swing, is Saint Mary's, Monday.



Hawai'i 4, Sacramento State 3
Singles
Malino Oda (UH) def. Julien Chatelan(CSUS), 6-1, 6-4
Matt Jones (CSUS) def. Justin Menolascino (UH), 6-1, 2-6, 7-6 (7-2)
Nick Sheehan (CSUS) def. Francisco Brignole (UH), 6-4, 6-2
Reginaldo Moralejo (UH) def. Lewis Van Splunteren (CSUS), 6-4, 6-4
Ryan Sceats (UH) def. Anders Albertsen (CSUS), 7-6, 6-2
Jarrod Diepraam (UH) def. Jakub Sliva (CSUS), 6-2, 6-4

Doubles
Menolascion/Oda (UH) def. Sliva/Albertsen (CSUS), 8-2
Jones/Peter Farkas (CSUS) def. Diepraam/Sceats (UH), 9-7
Chatelan/Van Splunteren (CSUS) def. Brignole/Moralejo (UH), 8-6



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