HONOLULU - The Hawai`i men's tennis team picked up its second consecutive victory over a nationally ranked team defeating No. 40 Arizona State, 4-3, Saturday, at the UH Tennis Complex. On Thursday, UH defeated No. 70 Purdue, 5-2, giving head coach John Nelson his first win at UH over a nationally ranked program.

"This was a great performance by our guys tonight," Nelson said. "It's another step in the right direction. I'm proud of our guys and I've believed in them for a long time, it was a matter of them starting to believe in themselves."

The Rainbow Warriors (5-4) grabbed the doubles point with wins at the Nos. 1 and 3 court. The team of Ryan Sceats and Jarrod Diepraam defeated Jonathan Kinsella and Mike Beatty, 8-2 at court one. Moments later, UH's Sascha Heinemann and Chad Faulk upended Nick Hegarty and Wes Miller, 8-6, at No. 3. The Sun Devils won at No. 2 in a shortened tie-breaker, 8-7 (4) as T.J. Bellama and Ryan McBride defeated Jeff Fitch and Bryon Weinberg.

ASU rallied back in singles action. After Heinemann cruised past Chris Biro, 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1, the Sun Devils posted wins at courts two and six as Kinsella beat Weinberg, 6-4, 6-3 and Ryan Waits swept Fitch, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

From there things got interesting as the remaining three courts went to a third set. Sceats rallied past Hegarty, 0-6, 6-1, 6-3 but within minutes the Sun Devils tied the match at 3-3 as Bellama defeated Diepraam, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

With the outcome riding on the No. 4 court, junior Chad Faulk put the final touches of a come-from-behind 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory over Miller.

UH returns to the court, Tuesday, as they host New Mexico State at 4:00 p.m.

Match Results
Hawai`i def. Arizona State, 4-3
Singles (each match worth one team point)
1. Sascha Heinemann def. Chris Biro (ASU), 6-1, 6-0
2. Jonathan Kinsella (ASU) def. Bryon Weinberg, 6-4, 6-3
3. Ryan Sceats def. Nick Hegarty (ASU), 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. Chad Faulk def. Wes Miller (ASU), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
5. T.J. Bellama (ASU) def. Jarrod Diepraam, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
6. Ryan Waits (ASU) def. Jeff Fitch, 6-1, 7-6 (4)

Doubles (must win 2 of 3 matches for one team point)
1. Sceats/Diepraam def. Kinsella/Beatty (ASU), 8-2
2. Bellama/Ryan McBride (ASU) def. Fitch/Weinberg, 8-7 (4)
3. Heinemann/Faulk def. Hegarty/Miller (ASU), 8-6

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