HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team (0-5) fell to Air Force, 5-2 on Saturday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. It was the first time back on the hard courts for the 'Bows after a 37-day layoff.
The Falcons captured the doubles point to start the match to take an early 1-0 lead. UH's No. 2
Blaz Seric and
Aleksa Lazarevic fell by a break to Isaac Perez and Patrick Sklenka, 6-4.
In singles, Air Force started off with wins on courts 6 and 3, but then
Blaz Seric then recorded his first win in 2018 defeating Patrick Sklenka in straight sets on the No. 1 court over Patrick Sklenka, 7-5, 6-3. UH's
Lucas Labrunie then knocked off Air Force's Luke Sanderson, 6-1, 7-5 to trail 3-2 in the match. But the Falcons clinched the match on the No. 2 court as the 'Bows'
Felix Albert fell in a hard fought match to Isaac Perez, 6-3, 7-6 (4).
The Rainbow Warriors will take on Air Force again on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 12:00 pm at the UH Tennis Complex.
Air Force 5, Hawai'i 2
Feb 17, 2018 at Honolulu, HI
(UH Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1.
Blaz Seric (UH) def. Patrick Sklenka (AF) 7-5, 6-3
2. Isaac Perez (AF) def.
Felix Albert (UH) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Mack Galvin (AF) def.
Aleksa Lazarevic (UH) 6-3, 6-4
4.
Lucas Labrunie (UH) def. Luke Sanderson (AF) 6-1, 7-5
5. Sean McKendree (AF) def.
Chia-Hua Lu (UH) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
6. Paul Hendrix (AF) def.
Eric Kenneth (UH) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Tadhg Collins/Mack Galvin (AF) def.
Felix Albert/
Fabian Woehrl (UH) 6-3
2. Isaac Perez/Patrick Sklenka (AF) def.
Blaz Seric/
Aleksa Lazarevic (UH) 6-4
3.
Lucas Labrunie/
Eric Kenneth (UH) vs. Paul Hendrix/Jaime Bautista (AF) 4-5, unfinished
Match Notes:
Air Force 5-2
Hawai'i 0-5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (6,3,1,4,2,5)