Box Score HONOLULU--The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team (0-2) fell to Arkansas, 7-0 on a chilly, Friday, Jan. 12 at the UH Tennis Complex. The two teams had about a 40 minute rain delay in the middle of singles action.
In doubles, UH's No. 2 duo of
Karl Collins and
Andrew Somerville hung tough against Arkansas' Melvin Manuel and Jared Horwood, but eventually fell by a break, 5-7. At No. 1 the Razorbacks' Gerard Planelles Ripoll and Alan Sau Franco doubled up on UH's
Quinn Snyder and
Andy Hernandez, 6-3.
In singles, Hawai'i's Hernandez won his first set against Bozo Barun. But Barun came from behind to win set two then held off Hernandez in the third set super tie-breaker, 2-6, 5-7, 1-0 (5).
The Rainbow Warriors have a couple of weeks off before they compete in the UNLV Quad from Jan. 26-28. UH will take on host UNLV, New Mexico State, UC Riverside and Weber State.
Dual Match #2
Arkansas 7, Hawai'i 0
UH Tennis Complex - Honolulu, O'ahu
Friday, Jan. 12, 2024
Doubles Results (Order of finish: 3,1,2)
Planelles/Sau Fanco (ARK) def. Snyder/Hernandez (UH), 6-3
Manuel/Horwood (ARK) def. Collins/Somerville (UH), 7-5
Savva/Smillie (ARK) def. Urano/Hill (UH), 6-1
Singles Results (Order of Finish): 4,5,3,6,1,2)
Gerard Ripoll Planelles (ARK) def.
Quinn Snyder (UH), 6-2, 6-2
Alan Sau Franco (ARK) def.
Angus Hill (UH), 6-0, 6-0
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