SACRAMENTO, Calif.--The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team (7-1. 0-0 Big West) kept their winning ways rolling as they extended their win streak to seven matches as UH won the 2022 Golden State Tennis Invitational on Saturday afternoon. After winning their suspended match early on Saturday with a 4-2 victory over host Sacramento State, the Rainbow Warriors then cruised to a 4-1 win over St. Mary's (CA) for the tourney title. The seven match win streak is the longest win streak for UH men's tennis in the last 20 years.
For the fifth-consecutive match, Hawai'i opened the match winning the doubles point. UH's No. 2 team of
Axel Labrunie and Simao Telo Alves defeated SMC's Carlos Ramos and Mathis Moysan by a break, 6-4 and then on the No. 3 court,
Blaz Seric and Killian Maitre secured the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Caelan Potts and Felipe Rincon.
In singles, Hawai'i's 17th-ranked
Andre Ilagan led things off with a 6-3, 6-1 win over James Watt. On the No. 2 court, Seric breezed past SMC's Mathis Moysan, 6-2, 6-2. St. Mary's No. 5 Ramos got a point after defeating UH's Maitre. 7-5, 6-2. But
Guillaume Tattevin then recorded the clinching win over Karlo Divkovic, 6-3, 6-4.
The Rainbow Warriors will return home then head back on the road to face San Diego State on March 19th before opening the Big West season at UC San Diego on Monday, March 21.
Hawaii 4, Saint Mary's 1
Mar 12, 2022
at Sacramento, Calif. (Sacramento State Tennis Courts)
Singles competition - Order of finish: 1, 2, 5, 4
1. #17 Andre
Ilagan (UH) def. James Watt (SMC) 6-3, 6-1
2.
Blaz Seric (UH) def. Mathis
Moysan (SMC) 6-2, 6-2
3. Axel
Labunie (UH) vs.
Caelan Potts (SMC) 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
4.
Guillaume Tattevin (UH) def.
Karlo Divkovic (SMC) 6-3, 6-4
5. Carlos Ramos (SMC) def.
Kilian Maitre (UH) 7-5, 6-2
6.
Andy Hernandez (UH) vs.
Thibaud Maxant (SMC) 6-3, 4-5, unfinished
Doubles competition - Order of finish: 2, 3
1. Andre
Ilagan/
Karl Collins (UH) vs. James Watt/Boris
Reckow (SMC) 4-3, unfinished
2. Axel
Labunie/
Simao Telo Alves (UH) def. Carlos Ramos/Mathis
Moysan (SMC) 6-4
3.
Blaz Seric/
Kilian Maitre (UH) def.
Caelan Potts/Felipe Rincon (SMC) 6-3
Match Notes:
Saint Mary's 2-8
Hawaii 7-1
