Men's Tennis Falls Short at UNLV Quad Day 1
LAS VEGAS, Nev.--The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team (0-3) opened the UNLV Quad event to host UNLV, 4-1 on Friday morning at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Warriors got edged out for the doubles point and continued to battle in singles, but the Rebels were able to close out three of the first four singles matches that finished to improve to 2-0 for 2024.
UNLV held off UH in doubles to start the match. The Rainbow Warriors' Karl Collins and Andrew Somerville fell to UNLV's Illia Maksymochuk and Taiyo Hirano, 6-1 at No. 2. Hawai'i's No. 3 duo of Sohta Urano and Guillaume Tattevin fell just short by a break as UNLV's Joseph Chen and Aaron Bailey secured the doubles point, 7-5. On Court No. 1, UH's Quinn Snyder and Andy Hernandez were knotted at 5-5 with the Rebels' Anton Ornberg and Jackson Atherton, but their match went unfinished.
The Rebels took their momentum into singles, winning at No. 6 and 5 to take a 3-0 lead. But Hawai'i's No. 4 Collins broke up the shutout by defeating Maksymchuk in straight sets. Collins fended off Maksymchuk by a break in the first set, then blanked him in the second to notch UH's first singles win of the season, 7-5, 6-0. UNLV then clinched the match on the No. 1 court as Omberg defeated UH's Snyder, 7-6, 6-1. When the match was clinched Hawai'i's No. 2 Hernandez's match vs. Chen was tied at a set apiece, while UH's Tattevin was trailing in a close match vs. Dusan Rsovac down, 7-5, 5-4.
The match vs. UNLV marked a return to UH's lineup for UH's lone senior Guillaume Tattevin who wasn't able to compete until this week.
Hawai'i will play a double header on Saturday starting with former WAC foe, New Mexico State at 7:30 a.m. HT followed by current Big West opponent, UC Riverside at 12:30 p.m. Ht in a non-conference clash. All matches will be played at the Fertitta Tennis Complex in Las Vegas, Nev.
UNLV 4, Hawaii 1
Jan. 26, 2024 at Las Vegas
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Anton Ornberg (UNLV) def. Snyder, Quinn (UH) 7-6, 6-1
2. Joseph Chen (UNLV) vs. Hernandez, Andy (UH) 6-2, 5-7, unfinished
3. Dusan Rsovac (UNLV) vs. Tattevin, Guillaume (UH) 7-5, 5-4, unfinished
4. Collins, Karl (UH) def. Illia Maksymchuk (UNLV) 7-5, 6-0
5. Martin Jovenin (UNLV) def. Somerville, Andrew (UH) 6-4, 6-2
6. Taiyo Hirano (UNLV) def. Urano, Sohta (UH) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Anton Ornberg/Jackson Atherton (UNLV) vs. Snyder, Quinn/Hernandez, Andy (UH) 5-5, unfinished
2. Illia Maksymchuk/Taiyo Hirano (UNLV) def. Collins, Karl/Somerville, Andrew (UH) 6-1
3. Joseph Chen/Aaron Bailey (UNLV) def. Urano, Sohta/Tattevin, Guillaume (UH) 7-5
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,5,4,1)
Hawai'i (0-3), UNLV (2-0)
