MALIBU, Calif.—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team competed on Day 2 of the ITA Southwest Regional in Malibu, Calif.. The Hawai'i doubles duo of
Andy Hernandez and
Kilian Maitre recorded a big Main Draw win over a seeded pair from UCLA, while in singles 24
th-ranked and fourth-seeded
Andre Ilagan knocked off 24
th-seed Glanluca Brunkow to stay alive to advance to Saturday's Round of 16 in the Main Draw.
In the Doubles' Main Draw Round of 32, UH's Hernandez and Maitre took down UCLA's Aadarsh Tripathi and Timothy Li, 8-5. The win propelled the 'Bows into the Round of 16, to face second-ranked and top-seeded Stefan Dostanic and Bradley Frye of Southern Calif.. Hernandez and Maitre fought but fell, 8-3 to one of the best doubles pairing in the nation.
In singles, Ilagan faced UCSB's Brunkow in Friday's Main Draw Round of 32. Ilagan took the first set by a break but fell in the second set. In the third, Ilagan bounced back to edge out Brunkow in a tie-breaker for the win, 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (2). The victory launches Ilagan into the Regional Round of 16 on Saturday.
Also in the Singles Main Draw Round of 32, Hawai'i's 31-seed
Axel Labrunie faced off with No. 1-ranked and top-seeded Dostanic. Labrunie fell in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4.
UH's
Guillaume Tattevin recorded a win in the Consolation Round, defeating San Diego State's Lennart Melzer in two, 7-5, 6-2.
Karl Collins recorded a win as Grand Canyon's Stainslaus De Samucewicz retired in the third set with Collins leading in the super tie-breaker 4-2. Collins final score was 6-2, 3-6, ret. at 4-2 in tie-breaker.
ITA Southwest Regional - Day 1 Schedule
Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center - Malibu, Calif.
Friday schedule
Main Draw - Doubles Results
Round of 32
Andy Hernandez/
Kilian Maitre (UH) def. Aadarsh Tripathi/Timothy Li [12] (UCLA), 8-5
Cotton Smith/Nick Lagaev [11] (UA) def.
Andre Ilagan/
Karl Collins (UH), 8-3
Main Draw - Round of 16
Stefan Dostanic/Bradley Frye [1](USC) def.
Andy Hernandez/
Kilian Maitre (UH), 8-3
Singles Results
Main Draw - Round of 32
#1 Stefan Dostranci [1] (USC) def.
Axel Labrunie [31] (UH), 6-2, 6-4
#24
Andre Ilagan [4] (UH) def. Glanlucal Brunkow [24] (UCSB). 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (2)
Consolation Rounds
Singles Results
Pierre Boullenger (UCSB) def.
Cody Castro (UH), 6-3, 6-4
Guillaume Tattevin (UH) def. Lennart Melzer (SDSU), 7-5, 6-2
John Bryan Otico (LMU) def.
Kilian Maitre (UH), 6-3, 6-3
Bora Sengul (SDSU) def.
Andy Hernandez (UH), 3-6, 6-3 1-0 (5)
Karl Collins (UH) def. Stanislaus De Samucewicz (GCU), 6-2, 3-6, Up 4-2 in Super Tiebreaker when De Samucewicz retired
Saturday's Main Draw Schedule
#24
Andre Ilagan [4] vs. #56 Patrick Zahraj [9] UCLA)
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