HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team will go on the road to face off against No. 28 Pepperdine (Mar. 11), No. 5 Southern California (Mar. 14), and Loyola Marymount (Mar. 15).
The Rainbow Warriors (1-4, 0-0 Big West) recently fell to No. 39 Michigan at home, 5-2.
Jonathan Brooklyn played well as he won both his singles and doubles matches. He leads the team with a 2-2 record in doubles with partner
Danilo Casanova, and is 3-1 in singles.
David Schuster won his singles match against Michigan's Alex Buzzi which gave UH its second point of the match.
Pepperdine (7-5, 1-0 West Coast) is ranked 28th in the nation and are on a two match winning streak. They recently competed in the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship. The Waves feature two ranked players. Their doubles duo of Alex Sarkissian and Francis Alcantara is ranked 7 in the country. Sarkissian is also ranked 42 in singles. He leads the team with a 6-2 singles record and 8-3 in doubles with partner Alcantara.
The Trojans (10-2, 0-0 Pacific 12) recently played in the Pacific Coast Doubles Championship. USC is ranked 5th in the country and have four players that rank in the top 100. In singles Ray Sarmiento is ranked 6th, Yannick Hanfmann 10th, Jonny Wang 43rd, and Roberto Quiroz 80th. For doubles the pair of Sarmiento and Hanfman is 12th in the nation. Max De Vroome leads the team in singles wins with an 8-2 record. The No. 2 pair of Connor Farren and Roberto Quiroz tops the team in doubles play with an 8-1 record.
Loyola Marymount (4-3, 0-1 West Coast) fell 6-1 in their most recent match against No. 71 Charleston Southern. Todd Volmari leads the team in singles wins with a perfect 5-0 record. Felix Van Kann and Cristobal Rivera pace the team in doubles play with their record at 5-1.
Match Information:
Who: No. 28 Pepperdine
Date: Tuesday, March 11
Time: 2:00 p.m. PT
Location: Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center- Malibu, Calif.
Who: No. 5 Southern California
Date: Friday, March 14
Time: 4:00 p.m. PT
Location: Marks Tennis Stadium
- Los Angeles, Calif.
Who: Loyola Marymount
Date: Saturday, March 15
Time: 10:00 a.m. PT
Location: LMU Tennis Center
- Los Angeles, Calif.
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