Men's Tennis Concludes Manoa Classic

HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team concluded the Mānoa Classic on Saturday morning at the UH Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Warriors faced off against members of No.10 Florida State and No.43 SMU in the tournament finale.

In doubles, the 'Bows won one of their five doubles matches to start the day. The UH duo of Diego Dalisay and Karl Collins combined for a 6-2 win against SMU's Noah McDonald and Xavier Calvelo. Azuma Visaya and Tianhao Hou put up a tough fight against the Mustangs' duo of Jerry Barton and Maks Silagy but fell short, 6-3.

In singles, freshman Gervase Ngo earned his first win of his collegiate career in straight sets against SMU's Liam Sunkel, 6-3, 6-0. Karl Collins captured his first win of his senior season, holding off the Mustangs' Maks Silagy, 6-4, 6-3. UH's Azuma Visaya opened his match vs. SMU's Jerry Barton by winning the first set, But Barton fought back to even the match at a set apiece. Barton then held on to win the third set super tiebreaker to seal the win, 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (6). UH senior Sohta Urano also fought valiently in defeat falling to SMU's Vikas Deo in a closely contested match, 6-4, 7-5.

The UH men's tennis team will square off in its first dual match of the season on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 8:00 a.m. HT against Florida State at the UH Tennis Complex.

Mānoa Classic - Day 2 Results
(No. 10 Florida State, No. 43 SMU, Hawai'i)
UH Tennis Complex-Honolulu, O'ahu
Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025

Singles Results
Gervase Ngo (Hawaii) def. Liam Sunkel (SMU) 6-3, 6-0
Karl Collins (Hawaii) def. Maks Silagy (SMU) 6-4, 6-3
Erik Schiessl (Florida State) def. Tianhao Hou (Hawaii) 6-0, 6-2
Jerry Barton (SMU) def. #77 Azuma Visaya (Hawaii) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)
Azariah Rusher (Florida State) def. Angus Hill (Hawaii) 6-1, 6-1
Justin Lyons (Florida State) def. Conner Kurata (Hawaii) 6-1, 6-1
Xavier Calvelo (SMU) def. Andy Hernandez (Hawaii) 6-2, 6-2
Jan Sebasta (Florida State) def. Hunter Felte (Hawaii) 6-1, 6-1
Vikas Deo (SMU) def. Sohta Urano (Hawaii) 6-4, 7-5

Doubles Results
Diego Dalisay/Karl Collins (Hawaii) def. Noah McDonald/Xavier Calvelo (SMU) 6-2
Jerry Barton/Maks Silagy (SMU) def. Tianhao Hou/Azuma Visaya (Hawaii) 6-3
Vikas Deo/Liam Sunkel (SMU) def. Hunter Felte/Gervase Ngo (Hawaii) 6-1
Jamie Connel/Erik Schiessl (Florida State) def. Angus Hill/Conner Kurata (Hawaii) 6-1
Azariah Rusher/Justin Lyons (Florida State) def. Andy Hernandez/Sohta Urano (Hawaii) 6-3

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Players Mentioned

Karl Collins: 5' 11"; Senior

Diego Dalisay: 5' 10"; Senior

Andy Hernandez: 6' 0"; Senior

Angus Hill: Sophomore

Sohta Urano: 5' 8"; Junior

Azuma Visaya: 5' 11"; Junior

Conner Kurata: 6' 1"; Freshman

Hunter Felte: 5' 10"; Freshman

Tianhao Hou: 6' 1"; Freshman

Gervase Ngo: 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Karl Collins
: 5' 11"; Senior

Diego Dalisay
: 5' 10"; Senior

Andy Hernandez
: 6' 0"; Senior

Angus Hill
: Sophomore

Sohta Urano
: 5' 8"; Junior

Azuma Visaya
: 5' 11"; Junior

Conner Kurata
: 6' 1"; Freshman

Hunter Felte
: 5' 10"; Freshman

Tianhao Hou
: 6' 1"; Freshman

Gervase Ngo
: 5' 10"; Freshman