Men's Tennis Continues Both Mountain West Fall Individual Championships and the UTR PTT

LAS VEGAS, Nev./NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--The University of Hawaiʻi men's tennis team continues to deliver strong performances across two events, competing in both the Mountain West Fall Tennis Invitational Championships in Las Vegas and the UTR PTT Newport Beach event in California

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At the Mountain West Championships at the Darling Tennis Center, Söeren Grandke fought through a marathon three-set thriller in singles, narrowly falling to UC Davis' Ivan Savkin, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 7-6 (7-4)

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On the doubles side, the UH duo of Kent Mueller and Simon Knezevic pulled off a gritty 8-7 (7-5) tiebreak victory over Grand Canyon's Brice Patoux and Nikos Lehmann to advance a semifinal matchup against GCU's Daniel Jankowski and Charlie Pade

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Meanwhile, at The Tennis and Pickleball Club at Newport Beach, Kosuke Nakanishi was the lone Rainbow Warrior in action on Thursday at the UTR PTT Newport Beach. Nakanishi was resilient mounting a comeback win in the 09–12 playoff bracket, defeating Liam Spiers 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

. Adriano Dzhenev and David Knesl will take on Theodore Dean and Maciej Rajski, respectively in the quarterfinals on Friday.

MOUNTAIN WEST FALL TENNIS INVITATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Darling Tennis Center (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026

Singles Results
Ivan Savkin (UCD) def. Söeren Grandke (UH), 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 7-6 )7-4)

Doubles Results
Kent Mueller/Simon Knezevic (UH) def. Brice Patoux/Nikos Lehmann (GCU). 8-7 (7-5)

Thursday Schedule
Kent Mueller/Simon Knezevic (UH) vs. Daniel Jankowski/Charlie Pade (GCU)

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UTR PTT NEWPORT BEACH
The Tennis and Pickleball Club at Newport Beach
Thurs., Oct. 22, 2026

Playoff 09-12
Kosuke Nakanishi (UH) def Liam Spiers, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4

Friday Schedule
Quarterfinals
Adriano Dzhenev (UH) Theodore Dean
David Knesl (UH) Maciej Rajski

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Players Mentioned

Adriano Dzhenev: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Kent Mueller: 5' 11"; Freshman

Kosuke Nakanishi: 5' 8"; Junior

David Knesl: 6' 0"; Freshman

Simon Knezevic: 6' 3"; Junior

Players Mentioned

Adriano Dzhenev
: 5' 9"; Sophomore

Kent Mueller
: 5' 11"; Freshman

Kosuke Nakanishi
: 5' 8"; Junior

David Knesl
: 6' 0"; Freshman

Simon Knezevic
: 6' 3"; Junior