HONOLULU - The Hawai`i men's tennis team concluded its regular season with a hard fought 5-2 loss to No. 30 Boise State, Wednesday, at the UH Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Warriors end the regular season at 6-14.

The four-hour match was both teams' final tune-up for the Western Athletic Conference Championships beginning on Friday. UH is the No. 6 seed while Boise State is the top seed in the seven-team tournament.

The Broncos captured the doubles point by sweeping all three matches. The No. 2 court featured a close tiebreaker won by Honolulu's Ikaika Jobe and Matias Silva over Jarrod Diepraam and Ryan Sceats, 9-8 (4).

In singles play, UH gave the Broncos a fight, winning two of the six matches. Sceats spoiled Jobe's homecoming with a 7-5, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (6) super-tiebreaker victory at the No. 3 court. At No. 2, Bryon Weinberg rallied to defeat Thomas Schoeck, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2).

At the featured court, Dalibor Ptak extended Luke Shields to a third set before falling, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4.

The Rainbow Warriors will face third-seeded SMU at 12:00 p.m. on Friday in one of three quarterfinal round matches at the UH Tennis Complex.

Match Results
Boise State def. Hawai`i, 5-2
Singles (each match is worth one team point)
1. Luke Shields (BSU) def. Dalibor Ptak, 6-1, 2-6, 6-4
2. Bryon Weinberg def. Thomas Schoeck (BSU), 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2)
3. Ryan Sceats def. Ikaika Jobe (BSU), 7-5, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (6)
4. Eric Roberson (BSU) def. Jarrod Diepraam, 6-3, 6-3
5. Beck Roghaar (BSU) def. Chad Faulk, 7-5, 6-3
6. Ehren Vaughan (BSU) def. Derrick Lajola, 7-5, 7-5

Doubles (must win 2 of 3 matches for one team point)
1. Shields/Schoeck (BSU) def. Lajola/Ptak, 8-2
2. Jobe/Matias Silva/ (BSU) def. Diepraam/Sceats, 9-8 (4)
3. Roberson/Brent Werbeck (BSU) def. Faulk/Weinberg, 8-5

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