BOISE, Idaho - The Hawai`i men's tennis team advanced to the Western Athletic Conference Championship semifinals, after defeating sixth-seeded Nevada, 4-1, Friday morning, at the Boise Racquet & Swim Club. The victory was UH's first-ever in the quarterfinal round.

The Rainbow Warriors (10-5), seeded third, rallied from a 1-0 deficit after the Wolf Pack captured the doubles point. Despite forfeiting the No. 3 doubles court, Nevada pulled off 8-6 and 8-5 victories at courts one and two to win the point.

In singles play, the Wolf Pack's forfeit at the No. 6 position evened the score. The 'Bows then secured victories at the Nos. 3, 4, and 5 courts. Senior Ryan Sceats picked up his 21st singles win with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Eldar Dzhafarov at court three. Junior Chad Faulk wasted little time with Rafal Stupka, 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 and senior Jarrod Diepraam put away Max Volger, 6-3, 6-1 at No. 5.

The Rainbow Warriors will now face second-seeded Fresno State, Saturday, at 9:00 a.m. MDT at the Appleton Tennis Center. The Bulldogs are ranked 47th nationally, while UH maintains a No. 72 ranking. Hawai`i is 1-7 all-time against Fresno State.

Match Results
Hawai`i def. Nevada, 4-1
Doubles (UN wins doubles point)
1. Dzhafarov/Tonelli (UN) def. Diepraam/Sceats, 8-6
2. Popovic/Volger (UN) def. Fitch/Weinberg, 8-5
3. Heinemann/Faulk won by default

Singles (each match worth one team point)
1. Sascha Heinemann vs. Guillame Tonelli (UN), DNF
2. Bryon Weinberg vs. Milos Popovic (UN), DNF
3. Ryan Sceats def. Eldar Dzhafarov (UN), 6-0, 6-1
4. Chad Faulk def. Rafal Stupka (UN), 6-1, 6-2
5. Jarrod Diepraam def. Max Volger (UN), 6-3, 6-1
6. Jeff Fitch won by default

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