HONOLULU—After over six hours of rain delay, the University of Hawai'i was able to host its final home match of the season, falling to UC Riverside 4-2 on Friday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Warriors fell to 1-11 overall and 0-3 in the Big West while the Highlanders improved to 11-10 and 1-1 in conference.
 
The two teams decided to start with singles due to the inclement weather. The Highlanders started off strong, winning the first three matches on courts 6, 5, and 3.  In the No. 3 match, UH's Marcel Chan was just edged out by UCR's Kyle McCann, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Ruben Blattner earned Hawai'i's first win of the day, coming from a set down to take the last two sets easily, 4-6. 6-1, 6-2. UH's Felix Albert also battled from a set down to defeat Julian Ruffin on the No. 1 court, 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.
 
The Rainbow Warriors will close out the season on the road with a pair of conference matches at UC Santa Barbara (April 1) and Cal Poly (April 3).
 
UC Riverside 4, Hawaii 2
Mar 25, 2016 at Honolulu, HI
(UH Tennis Complex)
 
Singles competition
1. Felix Albert (UH) def. Julian Ruffin (UCR) 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
2. Sean Yun (UCR) def. Igor Kolaric (UH) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
3. Kyle McCann (UCR) def. Marcel Chan (UH) 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
4. Ruben Blattner (UH) def. Sean Robles (UCR) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
5. Calvin Ngo (UCR) def. Spencer Travalino (UH) 6-3, 6-1
6. Anderson Ju (UCR) def. Fabian Woehrl (UH) 6-2, 6-4
 
Doubles competition
Did not play
 
Match Notes:
UC Riverside 11-10, 1-1 BWC
Hawaii 1-11, 0-3 BWC
Order of finish: Doubles (); Singles (,3,2,4,1)