SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team (3-9, 0-1 Big West) fell in their Big West opener at No. 69 UC Santa Barbara, 4-0 at the Arnhold Tennis Center on Monday.
The Gauchos won all three doubles matches to captured the doubles point. But UH's No. 2
Diego Dalisay and
Karl Collins fell to Lucca Liu and Diogo Morais, 6-4. On the No. 3 court, Hawai'i's
Quinn Snyder and
Andy Hernandez held off UCSB's Conrad Brown/Charlie Underwood, 6-4.
UCSB quickly recorded winning the first three matches for the sweep. UCSB's Liu defeated UH's
Karl Collins, 6-1, 6-1 on the No. 3 court. On Court #1, 29th-ranked Gianluca Brunkow swept UH's 62nd-ranked
Azuma Visaya, 6-1, 6-1 and 73rd-ranked Morais held off UH's Dalisay, 6-3, 7-5 for the win.
Hawai'i will now head north to take on Sacramento State on Wednesday, March 5 at 11:00 a.m. HT. The Rainbow Warriors will then compete in the Golden State Invitational. UH will first take on UC Davis in a Big West contest on Friday, March 7 at 8:00 a.m. HT followed by Nevada on Saturday, March 9 at 11:00 a.m. HT.
#69 UC Santa Barbara 4, Hawaii 0
3/3/2025 at Santa Barbara, Calif.
(Arnhold Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #29 Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB-M) def. #62
Azuma Visaya (UH) 6-1, 6-1
2. #109 Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) vs.
Quinn Snyder (UH) 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
5. Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) vs.
Tianhao Hou (UH) 7-5, 4-1, unfinished
Doubles competition
Match Notes:
Hawaii 3-9
UC Santa Barbara 8-2; National ranking #69
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,1,4)
T-2:36 A-38
