HONOLULU--The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team (4-4) has been on a roll, winning four of their last five dual matches--most recently including a two-match sweep over St. Mary's (Calif.) last week. This week, the Rainbow Warriors will take on Washington in a dual match on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 3:00 p.m. at the UH Tennis Complex. It will mark the first ever match televised by Spectrum Sports.

After starting the season at 0-3, the Rainbow Warriors have been playing well and the momentum, winning four of their last five dual matches with their one loss during that span, coming on the road at host UNLV in the Las Vegas Invitational. Most recently, the 'Bows dominated in two matches against St. Mary's 5-2 and 6-1. For his efforts against the Gaels, sophomore Andre Ilagan earned his second career Big West Athlete of the Week award last week. He was a perfect 4-0 recording two wins playing No. 1 singles and two wins at No. 1 doubles. The two wins over the Gaels were the first home wins for first-year head coach Joel Kusnierz--ironically over his alma mater, St. Mary's. Ilagan twice defeated James Watt, 6-2, 6-4 on the first day, and  6-4, 6-1 the second day.In doubles, Ilagan paired with Lucas Labrunie for a couple of wins over the Saint Mary's tandem of Watt and Boris Reckow. The UH duo edged out the opposing pair on day one, winning a tiebreaker by a 7-6 (3) score. In the rematch the UH duo defeated Watt and Reckow, 6-2. In dual matches, Ilagan is now 4-3 in singles and 5-2 in doubles for the year.

Overall, freshman Axel Labrunie leads UH with a 5-2 record all in dual matches playing at No. 4 in singles. In doubles, with partner Blaz Seric on the No. 2 court enter this week with a 2-3 record. Both Blaz Seric and Tristan Martins have four wins under their belts. Seric is 4-2 playing at No. 3 while Martins is 4-1 playing at No. 6. 

In doubles, UH's No. 1 duo of Lucas Labrunie and Ilagan have a 5-2 record while Simao Telo Alves and Chia-Hua Lu together have a 5-1 record playing on the No. 3 court.

Dual Match #9
Teams: Hawai'i 4-4, 0-0 (Big West) vs. Washington (6-3)
Date: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Site: UH Tennis Complex
Television:  Spectrum Sports – Channels 16 (SD) and 1016 (HD). Scott Robbs (play-by-play) and Rusty Komori (color analyst)
Streaming Video: BigWest.TV (Must be a Spectrum cable subscriber to stream in Hawai'i)
Ticket information: Admission is FREE