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Men's Tennis Ramps Up for Big West Championship

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The fourth-seeded University of Hawai'i men's tennis team (10-9, 3-3 Big West) opens the 2026 Big West Championships with a second-round matchup against No. 5 seed UC Davis (10-12, 2-4 Big West) on Thursday, April 23 at 7:00 a.m. HT at the Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, Calif.
 
2026 Big West Men's Tennis Championship
Teams No. 1 UC Santa Barbara, No. 2 UC Irvine, No. 3 Cal Poly, No. 4 Hawai'i, No. 5 UC Davis, No. 6 UC San Diego, No. 7 UC Riverside
Dates Wednesday, April 22- Saturday, April 25, 2026
Location Barnes Tennis Center - San Diego, Calif.
UH OPENING MATCH Second Round: No. 4 Hawai'i (10-9, 3-3 BW) vs. No. 5 UC Davis (10-12, 2-4 BW)
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HAWAI'I RAINBOW WARRIORS (10-9, 3-3 Big West)University of Hawaii LogoSERIES RECORD vs. UC Davis: Tied 12-12 
STREAK: UH won last match
LAST MEETING: UH and UCD faced off on April 9, a day early than originally scheduled to avoid rainstorms. Hawai'i defeated the Aggies, 4-1 in their last home match of the season. 
*This is the second straight season that the 'Bows and Aggies will play each other to start the Big West Championship. Last year, UCD ended UH's season with a 4-1 loss on April 25, 2025.

LAST WEEK: The Rainbow Warriors split their final two regular-season matches, falling at UC Irvine 4-1 before bouncing back with a 4-1 win at UC San Diego. UH's Toa Maeda won his singles match in straight sets at UCSD and both doubles matches with partner Azuma Visaya on Court #2. Maeda's only loss last week came in a hard fought, three-setter against UC Irvine's No. 6 Greg Gamal, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6. 

SINGLES PERFORMANCES: Senior Azuma Visaya continues to lead UH with a 9-7 overall record and a 3-1 record in the Big West while playing exclusively on the No. 1 court. He split his matches last week, falling at UCI but sweeping his match at UCSD. Hawai'i's No. 4 Adriano Dzhano won both of his singles matches last week to improve to 8-4 overall and 2-0 in the Big West. Rookie Kent Mueller finished the regular season with a 7-5 overall record.

DOUBLES PLAY: Hawai'i has won the doubles point in nine of its 15 dual matches this season. UH's No. 2 and No. 3 doubles teams are tied for the team lead with nine wins apiece. UH's No. 3 duo of Dzhenev and Mueller leads the 'Bows with a 9-3 record overall and with a 3-1 conference mark entering this week. They have won five of their last six decisions with three matches going unfinished. UH's No. 2 duo of Visaya and Maeda finished the regular season on a three-match win streak while recording a 9-6 overall record.

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Players Mentioned

Azuma Visaya

Azuma Visaya

5' 11"
Senior
Toa Maeda

Toa Maeda

5' 8"
Freshman
Kent  Mueller

Kent Mueller

5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Azuma Visaya

Azuma Visaya

5' 11"
Senior
Toa Maeda

Toa Maeda

5' 8"
Freshman
Kent  Mueller

Kent Mueller

5' 11"
Freshman