HONOLULU - After more than a month lay-off, the University of Hawai`i men's tennis team returned to action with a 7-0 victory over Southern Illinois, Tuesday, at the UH Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Warriors, who hadn't played since Feb. 9, improved to 2-7 overall and snapped a four-match losing streak heading into their showdown with No. 33 Arkansas on Sunday.

UH swept all three doubles positions, including at No. 1, where Andreas Weber and Sascha Heinemann edged Lucas Waked and Anton Leoneko, 9-8 (4) in a closely contended tiebreaker.

The Warriors steamrolled the Salukis in singles play without dropping a set in the six matches. Freshman Dennis Lajola swept Waked, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 1, while Weber blanked Mariano Restrepo in the second set in a 6-4, 6-0 win at No. 2. Heinemann posted his team-leading 12th singles victory with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Hugo Vidal at No. 3.

Freshman Craig Faulk picked up his first career win as a Warrior with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Chase Miller at No. 6.

Hawai`i plays host to the nationally ranked Razorbacks, Sunday, March 16, at 12:00 p.m. at the UH Tennis Complex.

Match Results
Hawai`i def. Southern Illinois, 7-0
Doubles (UH wins double point)
1. Heinemann/Weber def. Leoneko/Waked (SIU), 9-8 (4)
2. Lajola/Fitch def. Restrepo/Rubiano (SIU), 8-5
3. Faulk/Mendoza def. Miller/Vidal (SIU), 8-4

Singles (each match worth one team point)
1. Dennis Lajola def. Lucas Waked (SIU), 6-3, 6-1
2. Andreas Weber def. Mariano Restrepo (SIU), 6-4, 6-0
3. Sascha Heinemann def. Hugo Vidal (SIU), 6-2, 6-4
4. Jeff Fitch def. Anton Leoneko (SIU), 6-3, 6-4
5. Spence Mendoza def. Sebastian Rubiano (SIU), 7-6 (3), 6-2
6. Craig Faulk def. Chase Miller, 6-4, 6-3

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