Fresno, Calif -- The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team finished their Pacific Central Valley Championship ride on a high note as they defeated Nevada, 4-1 at the Wathen Tennis Center in Fresno, Calif.. Hawai'i improved to 7-5 overall.

The Rainbow Warriors began by winning the doubles point. Hawai'i defeated the Nevada Wolf Pack on courts No. 1 and 2 to secure the doubles point. UH's No. 2 duo of Blaz Seric and Axel Labrunie defeated Gvidas Motuzas and Delmas N'tcha, 6-3. UH's No. 3 Simao Telo Alves and Chia-Hua Lu lost against Nevada's Daniel Dudockin and Benjamin Campi 7-5. Hawai'i's No. 1 pair of Andre Ilagan and Lucas Labrunie then came through to edged out the Wolfpack's Julien Evrard and Isaac Nortey in a hard fough tiebreaker, 7-6 (4) to secure the doubles point.

The Rainbow Warriors went on to win three of six singles on the No. 3, 5 and 6 courts. No. 6 Tristan Martins knocked off Campi in straight sets, 6-3, 6-3. UH's No. 3 Seric outplayed Nevada's N'Tcha by the score of 6-4, 6-3 to give UH a 3-0 lead. Hawai'i's No. 5, Alves clinched the match, easily winning the first set against then rallying in the second to defeat Motuzas 6-2, 7-5. UH's No. 1 Ilagan finished fell to Nevada's Evrard, 6-4, 6-2. Both No. 2 Lucas Labrunie and No. 5 Axel Labrunie's matches went unfinished. 

This marked Hawai'i's second win at the Pacific Central Valley Championships in Fresno. The Rainbow Warriors continue their road trip with a rematch against Pacific on March 4th in Stockton, California.


Hawaii 4, University of Nevada, Reno 1
Mar 01, 2020 at Fresno, Calif. (Wathen Tennis Center)
 

Singles competition

1. Julien Evrard (NEV) def. Andre Ilagan (UH) 6-4, 6-2

2. Lucas Labrunie (UH) vs. Isaac Nortey (NEV) 7-5, 4-4, unfinished

3. Blaz Seric (UH) def. Delmas N'tcha (NEV) 6-4, 6-3

4. Axel Labrunie (UH) vs. Daniel Dudockin (NEV) 3-6, 6-0, 0-2, unfinished

5. Simao Telo Alves (UH) def. Gvidas Motuzas (NEV) 6-2, 7-5

6. Tristan Martins (UH) def. Benjamin Campi (NEV) 6-3, 6-3

 

Doubles competition

1. Andre Ilagan/Lucas Labrunie (UH) def. Julien Evrard/Isaac Nortey (NEV) 7-6 (4)

2. Blaz Seric/Axel Labrunie (UH) def. Gvidas Motuzas/Delmas N'tcha (NEV) 6-3

3. Daniel Dudockin/Benjamin Campi (NEV) def. Simao Telo Alves/Chia-Hua Lu (UH) 7-5

 

Match Notes

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (6,3,5,1)