LA JOLLA, Calif.--UC San Diego and Hawai`i Hilo's men's tennis teams met in February in Honolulu, with the Tritons taking a 6-3 win.

Flash forward a month and a half later, to a different state and different courts--but same score. No. 12 nationally ranked UCSD  won 6-3 again over the No. 40 Vulcans, this time on the Northview Courts on the cliffside scenic San Diego campus. The Tritons are now 9-9 on the season, while the Vulcans are 9-11.

This was a rematch between the No. 3 team in the west region (UCSD) and the No. 6 squad (UHH).

The Vulcans won at the spots that have come to be expected of them. No. 1 singles player Vaclav Slezak improved to 15-4 on the season with a win over Eric Tseng in a long, entertaining battle. Slezak, ranked 29th nationally, took down the No. 49 Tseng, 6-3, 4-6, 13-11. At No. 5 singles, Bruno Figlia improved to 13-5 on the year with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Edvin Larsson.

Figlia and partner Alex Fillat Perez won for the 14th time as a doubles tandem (14-4), in another thriller over Larsson and Marc Isaiah, 9-8 (8-6) on court two. Fillat Perez also gave a game effort at No. 2 singles before falling to No. 34 nationally ranked Alexandre Miaule, 6-4, 6-3.

The rest of the afternoon belonged to the Tritons, winning in straight sets in singles or in decisive fashion in doubles.

Next action for the Vulcans will be on Tuesday in San Diego against Point Loma.

#12 UC San Diego 6, #40 Hawaii-Hilo 3
Apr 02, 2017 at La Jolla, CA (Northview Courts) 

Singles competition

1. #29 Vaclav Slezak (UHH) def. #49 Eric Tseng (UCSD) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (13-11)

2. #34 Alexandre Miaule (UCSD) def. Alex Fillat Perez (UHH) 6-4, 6-3

3. Justin Zhang (UCSD) def. Gregory Zukeran (UHH) 6-0, 6-2

4. Marc Isaia (UCSD) def. Stefan Coney (UHH) 6-3, 6-1

5. Bruno Figlia (UHH) def. Edvin Larsson (UCSD) 6-4, 6-3

6. Rodrigo Amaral (UCSD) def. Ryuta Ogawa (UHH) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition

1. Sreeganesh Manoharan/Alexandre Miaule (UCSD) def. Stefan Coney/Vaclav Slezak (UHH) 8-1

2. Bruno Figlia/Alex Fillat Perez (UHH) def. Marc Isaia/Edvin Larsson (UCSD) 9-8 (8-6)

3. Rodrigo Amaral/Justin Zhang (UCSD) def. Daniel Tada/Gregory Zukeran (UHH) 8-4

Match Notes

Hawaii-Hilo 9-11; National ranking #40; Regional ranking #6

UC San Diego 9-9; National ranking #12; Regional ranking #3

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,6,4,2,5,1)