SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The No. 43 University of Hawai`i men's tennis team picked up its first win of the spring season with a 5-2 decision over San Diego State Tuesday afternoon at the Aztec Tennis Center. The Rainbow Warriors  improved to 1-3 on the year.

 

After losing its first three matches against highly-ranked opponents, the Rainbow Warriors finally broke through with a road win over the No. 54 Aztecs (1-7). UH dropped the doubles point, but powered past SDSU in singles play with wins on five of six courts.

 

Senior Dennis Lajola proved dominant at the No. 1 court taking down Giovanni Vaglietti by a convincing 6-1, 6-0 score. Jeremy Tweedt also won in straight sets at the No. 3 court, while Leo Rosenberg (No. 2), Jonathan Brooklyn (No. 4) and Danilo Casanova (No. 5) out-lasted their opponents in three sets each.

 

Next up for UH is a match at No. 42 San Diego on Thursday, Feb. 24. First serve is at 1:30 p.m. PT (11:30 a.m. HT).

 

1. Giovanni Vaglietti/Hunter Nicholas (SDSU) def. Rosenberg/Casanova (UH) 9-8 (2)

2. Javier Pulgar/Juan Florez (SDSU) def. Daniel Llarenas/Tweedt (UH) 8-6

3. Lajola/Brooklyn (UH) def. Tim Schulz van Endert/Andre Feliz (SDSU) 8-6

 

1. Lajola (UH) def. Giovanni Vaglietti (SDSU) 6-1, 6-0

2. Rosenberg (UH) def. Javier Pulgar (SDSU) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3

3. Tweedt (UH) def. Juan Florez (SDSU) 6-1, 6-2

4. Brooklyn (UH) def. Andre Feliz (SDSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

5. Casanova (UH) def. Hunter Nicholas (SDSU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

6. Jose Sierra Short (SDSU) def. Jared Spiker (UH) 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)