HONOLULU - With a full squad in tow, the University of Hawai'i men's tennis team will travel to Malibu, Calif. to compete in the ITA Division I Southwest Regional Championship.
The Rainbow Warriors will take part in the ITA regional after participating in the HPU-UH Invitational this past weekend. On day one of the event, the Rainbow Warriors won four out of seven singles games against HPU. In doubles, the 'Bows swept the Sharks on all three courts.
Andre Ilagan leads the 'Bows into battle after a historic run at the ITA All-American Championships a few weeks ago. Ilagan, who is the ninth seed in the tourney, has a bye in the Round of 128 and in the Round of 64 will play the winner of Loic Van Zeggelaar (GCU) and Jeff Cole (UCSD). UH's Guillaume Tattevin's opponent in the first round withdrew due to injury, so Tattevin will start play in the Round of 64 against the winner of the Karl Lee (UCLA) vs. Sanjith Devinent (UCSD). All eight Rainbow Warriors will be competing in the prestigious tournament.
Hosted by Pepperdine, the ITA Southwest Regional features some of the top men's and women's collegiate players from across the country. The Rainbow Warriors last competed in the ITA Regionals in 2019, where UH's
Axel Labrunie and former Rainbow Warrior
Lucas Labrunie competed in the singles consolation rounds while Simao Telo Alves made it to the consolation semifinals.
ITA Southwest Regional Championship
Where: Malibu, Calif.
Venue: Ralph-Straus Tennis Center
Dates: Friday, October 21-25, 2021
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Men's Tennis Singles Matches
Round of 128
Andre Ilagan (9) (UH) - BYE
Guillaume Tattevin (UH) def. Jacob Bullard (ASU) - Withdrawl Injury
Cody Castro (UH) vs. David Norfeld (USD)
Simao Telo Alves (UH) vs. Patrick Zahraj (27) (UCLA)
Blaz Seric (UH) vs. Argote Mariano (GCU)
Karl Collins (UH) vs. Rana-Roop Bhullar (LMU)
Axel Labrunie (UH) vs. Phillip Lan (UCSD)
Killian Maitre (UH) vs. Enrique Luque Rico (PU)
Round of 64
Andre Ilagan (9) (UH) vs. winner of Loic Van Zeggelaar (GCU)/Jeff Cole (UCSD)
Guillaume Tattevin (UH) vs. winner of Karl Lee (UCLA) vs. Sanjith Devinent (UCSD)
Men's Doubles
Round of 64
Axel Labrunie/Simao Telo Alves (UH) vs. Ali Amiri/Rithvik Krishna (UCI)
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