HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team fell in it's season opening dual match to Louisville, 1-6 on Friday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. Freshman
Andre Ilagan was the lone Rainbow Warrior to notch a singles win.
Playing on the No. 2 court, Ilagan took care of Christopher Morin-Kouggoucheff in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4. It marked Ilagan's first dual match of his collegiate career after winning a pair of HHSAA singles champions while at Farrington High School in Honolulu.
Hawai'i's No. 1 and 124
th-ranked
Blaz Seric took 104
th-ranked Brandon Lancaster to three sets on the opening day. All three sets were won by just one break. Lancaster took the first frame before Seric evened the match at 1-1. But Lancaster out lasted Seric in the third for the win, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
In doubles, the Cardinals swept the Rainbow Warriors, but both the No. 1 and No. 2 matches were close battles with UofL winning by just one break in each.
Both teams plus Hawai'i Pacific will conclude the Hawai'i Intercollegiate Invitational on Saturday. First serve will take place at 9:00 a.m. at the UH Tennis Complex.
Louisville 6, Hawaii 1
Jan 11, 2019 at Honolulu, HI (UH Tennis Complex)
| Singles competition |
| 1. #104 Brandon Lancaster (LOU-MT) def. #124 Blaz Seric (UH) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 2. Andre Ilagan (UH) def. C. Morin-Kougoucheff (LOU-MT) 6-4, 6-4 |
| 3. Fabien Salle (LOU-MT) def. Lucas Labrunie (UH) 6-4, 6-2 |
| 4. Federico Gomez (LOU-MT) def. Chia-Hua lu (UH) 6-3, 6-0 |
| 5. Sergio Ramirez (LOU-MT) def. Asad Siyyid (UH) 6-3, 6-3 |
| 6. David Mizrahi (LOU-MT) def. Tristan Martin (UH) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5 |
| Match Notes |
| Louisville Men's Tennis 1-0 |
| Hawaii 0-1 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (4,5,2,3,6,1) |
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