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Tian Hao Hou forehand - FSU
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Winner Florida State FSU (1-0)
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Hawaii UH (0-1)
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Florida State FSU
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Final
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Hawaii UH
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Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Men's Tennis Falls to No. 10 Florida State in Dual Match Opener

HONOLULU—The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team squared off against 10th-ranked Florida State in both teams' first dual match of the season. The Rainbow Warriors fell to the Seminoles, 6-1 at the UH Tennis Complex on Sunday morning.
 
The 'Bows started things off with a bang, capturing the doubles point to start the match. UH's No. 2 duo nearly tossed a shutout, defeating FSU's Jan Sebasta and Joshua Dous-Karpenschif, 6-1 to even the doubles score at 1-1. Hawai'i's No. 1 pair of Azuma Visaya and Tian Hao Hou held off Florida State's Alex Bulte and Erik Schlessl by a break to earn the doubles point, 6-4,
 
The Seminoles, however, then swept all six singles matches for the win. UH's 77th-ranked Visaya put up a fight, but fell to 22nd-ranked Jamie Connel, falling by a break in the first frame but losing in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3. Hawai'i freshman Tian Hao Hou battled but dropped his matchup against FSU's Erik Schlessl, 6-2, 6-4.
 
The Rainbow Warriors will take on #43 SMU on Monday in its second-straight dual match on Monday at 10:00 a.m. HT at the UH Tennis Complex.
 
 
#10 Florida State 6, Hawaii 1
Jan 05, 2025 at Honolulu, O'ahu
(UH Tennis Complex)
 
Singles competition
1. #22 Jamie Connel (FSU) def. #77 Azuma Visaya (UH) 7-5, 6-3
2. #9 Corey Craig (FSU) def. Karl Collins (UH) 6-2, 6-1
3. Alex Bulte (FSU) def. Andy Hernandez (UH) 6-0, 6-2
4. Erik Schiessl (FSU) def. Tian Hao Hou (UH) 6-2, 6-4
5. Azariah Rusher (FSU) def. Sohta Urano (UH) 6-2, 6-1
6. Joshua Dous-Karpensc (FSU) def. Gervase Ngo (UH) 6-0, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Azuma Visaya/Tian Hao Hou (UH) def. Alex Bulte/Erik Schiessl (FSU) 6-4
2. Karl Collins/Diego Dalisay (UH) def. Jan Sebasta/Joshua Dous-Karpensc (FSU) 6-1
3. Jamie Connel/Justin Lyons (FSU) def. Andy Hernandez/Sohta Urano (UH) 6-0
 
Match Notes:
Florida State 1-0; National ranking #10
Hawaii 0-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (5,3,6,2,4,1)
 
 
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