TULSA, Okla.--University of Hawai'i men's tennis players
Diego Dalisay and
Azuma Visaya will make his Rainbow Warrior debut as he competes in the 2024 Intercollegiate Tennis Association's (ITA) All-American Championships starting this Saturday, Sept. 21 through Sunday, Sept. 29 at the University of Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center.
Dalisay will open against Connor Krug from Duke at 5:30 a.m. HT, while Visaya starts things off against South Carolina's Sean Daryabeigi at 6:30 a.m. HT.
Dalisay, a late addition to the ITA All-American lineup, returns for his senior campaign. Last year, Dalisay suffered an injury in the fall and sat out for most of the 2024 season. But he came back in the end to provide a spark for the Raibnow Warriors. He finished his junior season with a 1-1 record, ending the season. In the Big West Championship tournament, Dalisay notched his first UH victory, downing UC Davis' in straight sets.
Azuma, a junior transfer from UCLA, will be making his UH debut at the prestigious tourney. During his two year Bruin career, Visaya compiled an 18-11 overall singles record (8-4 in dual matches) primarily playing at No. 4 in the lineup. He reached the third round of the ITA Southwest Regional. Prior to matriculating to UCLA, Visaya left Hawai'i as a teenager to train in California then moved to Florida to attend the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. and Hibernian Private School in Fort Meyers, Fla.. He came out of high school tabbed as a "Blue Chip" recruit according to Tennis Recruiting.net. In 2019, he had reached a ranking as high as No. 10 nationally. He was ranked No. 1 in the state of Hawai'i by TennisRecruiting.net. During his prep career, he rose to a career-high ITF junior ranking of 74 (No. 13 in the United States). The highly touted Visaya won multiple titles not only in Hawai'i, but on the mainland and abroad.
The 2024 ITA Men's All-American Championships will have a draw size of the following, Singles: Pre-Qualifying (128), Qualifying (64), Main Draw (64) and Doubles: Pre-Qualifying (32), Qualifying (32), Main Draw (32). From this, ten singles players (10) will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (eight main draw quarterfinalists & two feed-in consolation finalists). Visaya will be starting on Saturday in the Pre-Qualifyig Round of 128.
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