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HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team fell to No. 55 San Francisco, 4-2 on Saturday morning at the UH Tennis Complex.
 
The Rainbow Warriors captured the doubles point, to begin the day up 1-0. Hawai'i's No. 1 pair of Felix Albert and Kai Wehnelt edged out USF's  Nils Skajaa and Vasco Valverde, 6-4, and UH's No. 3 team of Marcel Chan and Nikolai Storch held off USF's Thomas Takemoto and Ryan Marker by a tie-breaker, 7-6 (2) to secure the doubles point for the 'Bows.
 
In singles however, the Dons won four of five completed singles matches. UH's Wehnelt was the lone Rainbow Warrior to earn a win. Wehnelt won in straight sets over Takemoro, 6-2, 6-4 on the No. 2 court. Blattner forced his match against Maguire into a third set, but fell in three, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3. UH's No. 1 Felix Albert was winning his match 7-6, 4-3 against Nils Skajaa, but their match went unfinished.
 
The Rainbow Warriors continue their busy week facing Utah on Sunday at 12:00 pm and BYU on Monday morning at 10:00 am.

#55 San Francisco 4, Hawaii 2
Jan 16, 2016 at Honolulu, HI (UH Tennis Complex)
 

Singles competition

1. Felix Albert (UH) vs. Nils Skajaa (USF) 7-6, 4-3, unfinished

2. Kai Wehnelt (UH) def. Thomas Takemoto (USF) 6-2, 6-4

3. Vasco Valverde (USF) def. Marcel Chan (UH) 6-1, 6-4

4. Ryan Marker (USF) def. Igor Kolaric (UH) 6-2, 6-2

5. Tynan Maguire (USF) def. Ruben Blattner (UH) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

6. Woravin Kumthonkitti (USF) def. Joakim Pinola (UH) 6-4, 6-4

 

Doubles competition

1. Felix Albert/Kai Wehnelt (UH) def. Nils Skajaa/Vasco Valverde (USF) 6-4

2. Tynan Maguire/Christian Brockstedt (USF) def. Joakim Pinola/Ruben Blattner (UH) 6-2

3. Marcel Chan/Nikolai Storch (UH) def. Thomas Takemoto/Ryan Marker (USF) 7-6 (7-2)

 

Match Notes

San Francisco 1-0; National ranking #55

Hawaii 1-1

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,4,2,6,5)