HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team fell to San Diego State in a dual match on Friday afternoon, 5-2.
 
In doubles, the Rainbow Warriors fought hard and almost captured the first point of the match. After dropping the first match on the No. 3 court, UH's No. 1 duo of Felix Albert and Ruben Blattner evened things up after knocking off SDSU's Marko Goles-Babic and Sander Gjoels-Anderson, 6-3. The Aztecs' No. 2 team of Santiago Cevallos and Milen Ianaklev however held off Hawai'i's Marcel Chan and Igor Kolaric by a break for the win, 6-4.
 
In singles, the Aztecs sealed their win by winning on courts 3, 5 and 6. But Hawai'i's Albert and Kolaric both battled to win their matches in three sets. No. 1 Albert outlasted Goles-Babic, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 while No. 2 Kolaric defeated Ianaklev, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4.
 
Up next, the Rainbow Warriors will open Big West action with an early conference match against UC Santa Barbara on Sunday, Jan. 15 at the UH Tennis Complex.
 
Hawai'i vs. San Diego State
UH Tennis Complex – Honolulu, O'ahu
January 13, 2017
 
Doubles Results (Order of finish: 3,1,2)
1. Marko Goles-Babic/Sander Gjoels-Andersen (SDSU) def. Felix Albert/Ruben Blattner (UH), 6-3
2. Marcel Chan/Igor Kolaric (UH) def. Santiago Cevallos/Milen Ianaklev (SDSU), 6-4
3. Joel Popov/David Hough (SDSU) def. Fabian Woehrl/Spencer Travalino (UH), 6-2
 
Singles Results (Order of finish: 3,5,6,4,2,1)
1. Felix Albert (UH) def. Marko Goles-Babic (SDSU), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
2. Igor Kolaric (UH) def. Milen Ianaklev (SDSU), 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
3. Joel Popov (SDSU) def. Marcel Chan (UH), 6-1, 6-1
4. Sander Gjoels-Anderson (SDSU) def. Ruben Blattner (UH), 7-5, 6-4
5. Rafael Gonzalez Almazan (SDSU) def. Fabian Woehrl (UH), 6-2, 6-3
6. David Hough (SDSU) def. Chris Cajigan (UH), 6-0, 7-5
*Spencer Travalino (UH) def. Santiago Cevallos (SDSU), 6-0, 7-5