HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team opened the 2025 season hosting Day One of the Mānoa Classic on Friday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Warriors day was highlighted by UH's 77^th-ranked Azuma Visaya upsetting No. 22 Jamie Connel from 10th-ranked Florida State in straight sets that ended in a marathon tiebreaker.
 
The 'Bows won one of three doubles matches to start the day. Newcomer Tianhao Hou and Visays paired up for a 6-3 win over the Seminole duo of Joshua Dous-Karpensc and Jan Sebasta.
 
In singles, junior transfer Visaya, won his first set against Connel by a break. But the second set was saw the momentum swing back-and-forth between the two competitors.Visaya was able to edge out Connel 11-9 in a hard fought tiebreaker. For Visaya, It was his first win of 2025 for UH, 6-4, 7-6 (9).
 
Senior Karl Collins captured his first set against Alex Bulte, but then fell in the second frame and in the end came up short in the third set, super tiebreaker, 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6). UH's Diego Dalisay fought valiantly, but fell short by a break in both sets against FSU's Joshua Dous-Karpenshif, 6-4, 7-5.
 
The Mānoa Classic continues on Saturday, Jan. 4 at 9:00 a.m. HT at the UH Tennis Complex. UH and Florida State will square off in a dual match on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 8:00 a.m. HT.
 
Manoa Classic (No. 10 Florida State, Hawai'i)
Day 1 Results
UH Tennis Complex-Honolulu, O'ahu
Friday, Jan. 3, 2025
 
Singles Results
Azariah Rusher (Florida State) def. Tianhao Hou (Hawaii) 6-2, 6-0
Justin Lyons (Florida State) def. Sohta Urano (Hawaii) 6-2, 6-2
Joshua Dous-Karpenscif (Florida State) def. Diego Dalisay (Hawaii) 6-4, 7-5
Erik Schiessl (Florida State) def. Andy Hernandez (Hawaii) 6-0, 6-2
#77 Azuma Visaya (Hawaii) def. #22 Jamie Connel (Florida State) 6-4, 7-6 (11-9)
Alex Bulte (Florida State) def. Karl Collins (Hawaii) 2-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-6)
Jan Sebasta (Florida State) def. Gervase Ngo (Hawaii), 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles results
Jamie Connel/Erik Schiessl (Florida State) def. Andy Hernandez/Sohta Urano (Hawaii) 6-2
Justin Lyons/Azariah Rusher (Florida State) def. Angus Hill/Conner Kurata (Hawaii) 6-0
Tianhao Hou/Azuma Visaya (Hawaii) def. Joshua Dous-Karpensc/Jan Sebasta (Florida State) 6-3