MALIBU, Calif. – The Hawai'i men's tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss to No. 21 Pepperdine, Thursday, at the Ralph-Straus Tennis Center. The Warriors dropped its second consecutive match to fall to 4-6 on the season.

UH lost five of six singles matches and two of three doubles contests. The lone Warrior victory in singles came at the No. 6 position, where Jarrod Diepraam rallied for a 4-6, 6-2, (10-8) victory over Kevin Borzenski. In doubles, the No. 3 team of Reginaldo Moralejo and Francisco Brignole snapped a three-match slide with an 8-5 win over Borzenksi and Alexis Rafidison.

However, in No. 4 singles, Moralejo had his six-match win streak come to an end against Scott Doerner, 6-2, 6-2. In dual matches this season, Moralejo has a team-best 6-2 individual record.

The Warriors continue its eight-match road trip with a dual meet against UC Riverside, Friday.

Pepperdine 6, Hawai‘i 1
Singles
1. Diego Acuna (Pep) def. Malino Oda, 7-6, 6-2
2. Calle Hanson (Pep) def. Justin Menolascino, 6-1, 6-1
3. Pedro Rico (Pep) def. Francisco Brignole, 6-0, 6-3
4. Scott Doerner (Pep) def. Reginaldo Moralejo, 6-2, 6-2
5. Alexis Rafidison (Pep) def. Ryan Sceats, 6-3, 3-6, (10-3)
6. Jarrod Diepraam def. Kevin Borzenski (Pep), 4-6, 6-2, (10-8)

Doubles
1. Acuna/Hansen (Pep) def. Oda/Menolascino, 8-4
2. Rico/Doerner (Pep) def. Sceats/Diepraam, 8-4
3. Moralejo/Brignole def. Borzenski/Rafidison (Pep), 8-5



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