WESTLAKE, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team competed on the first two days of the Rancher Invitational hosted by the North Ranch Country Club in Westlake, Calif.
 
On Friday (Day 1) the Rainbow Warriors swept the UNLV Rebels in doubles. Hawai'i's Blaz Seric and Andre Ilagan defeted Zac Brodney and Milos Dabic by a break, 8-6. UH's Simao Telo Alves and Axel Labrunie won on their court 8-5.
 
Loyola Marymount won three of four singles matches. Labrunie was UH's lone winner on Friday, coming back after dropping a first set tie-breaker to knock off Dane Esses, 6-7 93), 6-4, 7-5.
 
On Saturday, the 'Bows split their doubles matches with LMU. Telo Alves and Labrunie defeated John Bryan Otico and Dane Esses, 8-5, while UH's team of Seric and Ilagan fell to Manoel De Alencor and Isaac Becroft, 8-5.
 
In singles, Ilagan won in straight sets over Nebraska's William Gleason, 7-6 (2), 7-5. Hawai'i's Telo Alves battled hard, but fell in a hotly contested match against Victor Moreno Lozano in three sets, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 7-5.
 
Hawai'i will conclude the Rancher Invitational on Sunday.
 
RANCHER INVITATIONAL
Hosted by North Ranch Country Club (Westlake, Calif.)

DAY 1 RESULTS
Doubles 
Blaz Seric/Andre Ilagan (UH) def. Zac Brodney/Milos Dabic (UNLV), 8-6
Simao Telo Alves/Axel Labrunie (UH) def. (UNLV), 8-5
 
Singles 
Issac Becroft (LMU) def. Andre Ilagan (UH), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3
Manoel De Alencar (LMU) def. Blaz Seric (UH), 6-3, 6-4
Axel Labrunie (UH) def. Dane Esses (LMU) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 7-5
John Bryan Otico (LMU) def. Simao Telo Alves (UH) 6-3, 7-5
 
DAY 2 RESULTS
Doubles
Manoel De Alencor/Issac Becroft (LMU) def. Andre Ilagan/Blaz Seric (UH), 8-5
Simao Telo Alves/Axel Labrunie (UH) def. John Bryan Otico  (LMU) 8-5
 
Singles 
Andre Ilagan (UH) def. William Gleason (UN), 7-6 (2), 6-1
Nic Wiedenhorn (UN) def. Blaz Seric (UH), 6-2, 7-6 (0)
Roni Heitaranta (UN) def. Axel Labrunie (UH), 6-2, 6-2
Victor Moreno Lozano (UN) def. Simao Telo Alves (UH), 7-6 (3), 6-7 (3), 7-5