IRVINE, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team took all six singles matches to three sets, but it was not enough as the Rainbow Warriors fell at UC Irvine, 5-2 on Friday afternoon at the Anteater Tennis Stadium. Hawai'i fell to 1-14 overall and 0-4 in the Big West while UC Irvine improved to 8-13 overall and 2-2 in conference.
 
UC Irvine captured the doubles point winning on Court No. 3 with Vatsal Bajpai and Bruce Man-Son-Hing defeating UH's Spencer Travalino and Fabian Woehrl, 6-2. UCI's Mason Hansen and Luca Marquard then held off Eric Kenneth and Igor Kolaric, 6-3 on the No. 2 court.
 
In singles, the Rainbow Warriors fought hard on all six courts, picking up wins at No. 2 and No. 5.  UH's Spencer Travalino earned the 'Bows' first win, knocking off Man-Son-Hing in a third set super-tiebreaker, coming back after dropping the first set for the win, 3-6, 7-5, 10-4. On the No. 2 court, Felix Albert was edged out in the first set in a tie-breaker before capturing the second set by a break. Albert then put Lca Marquard away in a third set super-tiebreaker, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-5.
 
The Rainbow Warriors will remain in California to play their final regular season match at UC Riverside on Sunday, April 23 at 8:00 a.m. HT.

UC Irvine 5, Hawaii 2
Apr 21, 2017
at Irvine, Calif. (Anteater Tennis Stadium)

Singles competition
1. Sebastian Heim (UCI-M) def. Igor Kolaric (UH) 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-4), 10-7
2. Felix Albert (UH) def. Luca Marquard (UCI-M) 6-7 (4-7), 6-4, 10-5
3. Luis Lopez (UCI-M) def. Fabian Woehrl (UH) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
4. Mason Hansen (UCI-M) def. Marcel Chan (UH) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
5. Spencer Travalino (UH) def. Bruce Man-Son-Hing (UCI-M) 3-6, 7-5, 10-4
6. Vatsal Bajpai (UCI-M) def. Ruben Blattner (UH) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Sebastian Heim/Luis Lopez (UCI-M) vs. Felix Albert/Marcel Chan (UH) 4-5, unfinished
2. Mason Hansen/Luca Marquard (UCI-M) def. Eric Kenneth/Igor Kolaric (UH) 6-3
3. Vatsal Bajpai/Bruce Man-Son-Hing (UCI-M) def. Spencer Travalino/Fabian Woehrl (UH) 6-2

Match Notes:
Hawaii 1-14, 0-4 BWC
UC Irvine 8-13, 2-2 BWC
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,3,6,5,1,2)