HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team opens the 2019 season this week. The team will open with the Hawaii Invitational on Thursday, Jan. 10 and Saturday, Jan. 12 at 9:00 a.m. on both dates. Hawai'i, Hawai'i Pacific and Louisville will all be competing in the tournament. On Friday, Jan. 11, Hawai'i will take on Louisville in a dual match at 3:00 p.m. All matches are slated to be played at the UH Tennis Complex.
 
Members of the Rainbow Warriors competed in three tough fall tournaments in preparation for the 2019 season and they're ready to roll. Blaz Seric, who recorded four wins in the fall season, enters 2019 ranked at #124 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association poll. It is his first career appearance in the national rankings. He is the first Rainbow Warrior to earn a ranking since Jonathan Brooklyn was ranked No. 90 in the 2017 pre-season rankings. Also notching four singles wins in the fall was sophomore Lucas Labrunie. Rookie and local boy Andre Ilagan also performed well posting three wins in his first semester at UH.
 
This will be HPU and Louisville's season opener for 2019.
 
Dual Match #1
Match: Hawai'i (0-0) vs. Louisville (0-0
Date/Time: Friday, January 11, 2019 at 3:00 p.m.
Site: UH Tennis Complex (Honolulu, O'ahu)