HONOLULU – The University of Hawai`i men's tennis team battled its way to an impressive 7-0 win over Air Force on Tuesday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Warriors improved to 3-8 on the season.
After falling upset to then No. 8 UCLA last week, the Rainbow Warriors bounced back in a big way and swept the Falcons (8-4). UH started the day strong taking all three doubles matches to take the first point.
Jonathan Brooklyn and
Dennis Lajola defeated Lance Wilhelm and Andy Jackson, 8-4, on the No. 1 court, improving their dual match record to 5-3 on the season.
In singles action the Rainbow Warriors claimed victory on all six courts. Lajola took down Lance Wilhelm, 6-2, 6-3 on the No. 1 court for UH's first single win of the day.
Jeremy Tweedt defeated Lucas Marin-Salcedo, 6-2, 6-2 and boosted his dual match record to 5-4. Brooklyn and
Jared Spiker were also victorious in straight sets, while
Dmytro Kovalyov and
David Schuster outlasted their opponents for victories decided by super tie-breakers.
Next up, UH will host No. 40 Cal Poly on Saturday, March 26. First serve will be at 1:00 pm at the UH Tennis Complex.
Results
Hawai`i def. Air Force, 7-0
Doubles
1. Lajola/Brooklyn (UH) def. Lance Wilhelm/Andy Jackson (AF) 8-4
2. Tweedt/Schuster (UH) def. Taylor Soster/Lucas Marin-Salcedo (AF) 8-7 (7-3)
3.
Daniel Llarenas/
Danilo Casanova (UH) def. Alex Grubbs/Ali Rizvi (AF) 8-3
Singles
1. Lajola (UH) def. Lance Wilhelm (AF) 6-2, 6-3
2. Tweedt (UH) def. Lucas Marin-Salcedo (AF) 6-2, 6-2
3. Brooklyn (UH) def. Taylor Soster (AF) 6-2, 6-4
4. Kovalyov (UH) def. Alex Grubbs (AF) 2-6, 7-5, 10-6
5. Schuster (UH) def. Steven Young (AF) 6-1, 6-7 (8-6), 10-4
6. Spiker (UH) def. Alex Lineberry (AF) 6-2, 6-4
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