HONOLULU - The University of Hawai`i men's tennis team put together an impressive showing en route to a 5-2 victory over previously unbeaten BYU-Hawai`i, the No. 9 ranked team in NCAA Division II, this afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. By winning its second straight match at home, Hawai`i improves to 3-5 on the season, while BYU-Hawai`i drops to 4-1.

Hawai`i was led by reigning WAC player of the week Ryan Sceats, who won his fifth consecutive match at No.3 with a convincing 6-0, 6-1 win over BYU-Hawai`i's Junyoung Kim. Meanwhile, Hawai`i's Dalibor Ptak and Bryon Weinberg earned hard-fought three-set victories over Dorian Porada and Dillon Porter, respectively. Both Porada and Porter were ranked in the Top-40 of the latest Division II singles rankings.

Sceats also paced the Hawai`i effort in doubles, pairing with Jarrod Diepraam to take an 8-1 win over the team of Porter and Kim. Hawai`i took the team point with a win at No. 3 by Weinberg and Chad Faulk, who defeated the Seasiders' Jeffrey Rice and Jakub Huza, 8-5.

Hawai`i hits the road for a three-match trip through California, starting with a Mar. 4 meeting with Santa Clara. The Rainbow Warriors' next home match is against Bloomsburg University on Friday, Mar. 10, at the UH Tennis Complex. First serve is scheduled for 3 p.m.

Match Results
Hawai`i def. BYU-Hawai`i, 5-2
Singles (each match is worth one team point)
1. Dalibor Ptak def. Dorian Porada (BYUH), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
2. Bryon Weinberg def. Dillon Porter (BYUH), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
3. Ryan Sceats def. Junyoung Kim (BYUH), 6-0, 6-1
4. Leon So'onalole (BYUH) def. Jarrod Diepraam, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
5. Jakub Huza (BYUH) def. Chad Faulk, 6-4, 6-3
6. Derrick Lajola def. Jeffery Rice (BYUH), 6-3, 6-2


Doubles (must win 2 of 3 matches for one team point)
1. So'onalole/Porada (BYUH) def. Ptak/Lajola, 9-7
2. Sceats/Diepraam def. Porter/Kim (BYUH), 8-1
3. Weinberg/Faulk def. Rice/Huza (BYUH), 8-5

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