HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team fell to UC Santa Barbara both team's Big West opener, 7-0 on Sunday afternoon. The Gauchos improved to 2-0 overall and 1-0 in conference while the 'Bows fell to 0-3 and 0-1 in the Big West. It marked the end of a very busy week for the Rainbow Warriors, playing five matches in seven days to start their season.
 
The Gauchos earned the doubles points with wins on the No. 1 and No. 2 courts. UCSB's Morgan Mays and Simon Freund blanked UH's Felix Albert  and Ruben Blattner, 6-0. Nicolas Moreno de Alboran and Anders Holm then defeated the No. 2 Hawai'i duo of Marcel Chan and Igor Kolaric, 6-3.
 
UC Santa Barbara won all six singles matches in straight sets for the sweep. On the No. 1 court, Mays held off Albert, 6-1, 6-4 and at No. 4 UCSB's Chase Masciorini knocked off UH's Fabian Woehrl by the same score, 6-1, 6-4.
 
Next up, members of the men's tennis team will compete in the USTA Challenger tournament on Jan. 18 in Lahaina, Maui. The Rainbow Warriors next dual match will be on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 1:00 pm against Portland State.
 
 
UC Santa Barbara 7, Hawai'i 0
UH Tennis Complex – Honolulu, HI
January 15, 2017
 
Doubles Results (Order of finish: 1,2)
1. Morgan Mays/Simon Freund (UCSB) def. Felix Albert/Ruben Blattner (UH), 6-0
2. Nicolas Moreno de Alboran/Anders Holm (UCSB) def. Marcel Chan/Igor Kolaric (UH), 6-3
3. Fabian Woehrl/Spencer Travalino (UH) vs. Chase Masciorini/Kristian Prior (UCSB), DNF
 
Singles Results (Order of finish: 6,5,3,2,1,4)
1. Morgan Mays (UCSB) def. Felix Albert (UH), 6-1, 6-4
2. Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (UCSB) def. Igor Kolaric (UH), 6-2, 6-3
3. Simon Freund (UCSB) def. Marcel Chan (UH), 6-1, 6-2
4. Chase Masciorini (UCSB) def. Fabian Woehrl (UH), 6-1, 6-4
5. Cody Rakela (UCSB) def. Spencer Travalino (UH), 6-0, 6-2
6. Anders Holm (UCSB) def. Chris Cajigan (UH) 6-1, 6-1
 
UCSB (2-0, 1-0 BWC), Hawai'i (0-3, 0-1 BWC)