INDIAN WELLS, Calif.—The  fifth-seeded University of Hawai'i men's tennis team fell to the No. 4 seed UC Irvine, 4-0 in the first round of the Big West Championship tournament. The Rainbow Warriors finish their season with a 2-15 overall record while the Anteaters improved to 9-14 on Thursday morning at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
 
UC Irvine earned the doubles point winning on the No. 1 and No. 3 courts. UCI's No. 1 duo of Luis Lopez and Sebastian Heim defeated Felix Albert and Marcel Chan, 6-3. The Anteaters' No. 3 team of Vatsal Bajpai and Bruce Man-Son-Hing then held off UH's Spencer Travalino and Fabian Woehrl by a break, 6-4. The No. 2 match between Hawai'i's Igor Kolaric and Ruben Blattner and UC Irvine's Luca Marquard and Mason Hansen was tied at 5-5 when the No. 3 match concluded.
 
In singles, the Anteaters won the first three matches to clinch the match with wins on the No. 1, 3 and 6 courts. Heim defeated Felix Albert, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 followed by Lopez who knocked off Woehrl, 6-2, 6-2. UC Irvine then sealed the sweep with Bajpai holding off Eric Kenneth at No. 6, 7-5, 6-1.
 
It marked the final match for Hawai'i seniors Marcel Chan and Spencer Travalino.
 
Big West Men's Tournament First Round
UC Irvine 4, Hawai'i 0
Apr 27, 2017
at Indian Wells, CA (Indian Wells Tennis Garden)

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

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

Match Notes:
Hawaii 2-15 UC Irvine 9-14
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,3,6)
T-2:20