SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – The No. 45 Hawai'i Hilo Men's Tennis team is at a 1-2 record midway through its week-long gauntlet of matches in California, having fallen to Biola (4-2) and No. 18 Azusa Pacific (5-2) with a win over Colorado Mesa (4-3) in between.
Lamar Bartley and Luca Matheiowetz have each gone 3-3 through the first three matches — both getting two victories in singles play.
Against CMU, Filippo Di Perna provided the match-clinching point with a singles win on Court 6 by scores of 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.
The Vulcans' match with Biola on Monday had a delayed start after three lightning delays during the earlier women's tennis match.
SINGLES WINS vs BIOLA
5. [UHH] L. Matheiowetz def. [BU] P. Larrea – (6-3, 6-2)
6. [UHH] F. Di Perna def. [BU] S. Serrallonga – (7-5, 6-3)
DOUBLES WINS vs BIOLA
1. [UHH] R. Minakata + L. Bartley def. [BU] N. Ramirez + A. Solorzano – (6-2)
SINGLES WINS vs COLORADO MESA
1. [UHH] R. Minakata def. [CMU] P. Jabin – (4-6, 6-2, 6-1)
2. [UHH] C. McDonnell def. [CMU] W. Leschig – (7-5, 7-6)
3. [UHH] L. Bartley def. [CMU] H. Scheck – (4-6, 7-6, 6-4)
6. [UHH] F. Di Perna def. [CMU] A. Scholl – (3-6, 6-4, 7-5)
DOUBLES WINS vs COLORADO MESA
3. [UHH] C. McDonnell + L. Matheiowetz def. [CMU] P. Jabin + E. Hultman – (6-2)
SINGLES WINS vs AZUSA PACIFIC
3. [UHH] L. Bartley def. [APU] S. Grandke – (3-6, 6-3, 6-2)
4. [UHH] L. Matheiowetz def. [APU] C. Rassner – (6-4, 6-2)
UP NEXT
Hawai'i Hilo moved to 5-4 overall while Biola moved to 9-6, Colorado Mesa to 6-12 and Azusa Pacific to 16-0.
The Vulcans continue their week of matches against Concordia University Irvine (March 22), Westmont (March 24) and No. 43 Point Loma (March 25).
Pacific West Conference Championship is set for April 17-20 at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex in Arizona.
ITA RANKINGS
Hawai'i Hilo came in ranked at No. 45 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Collegiate Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point released Wednesday morning, moving down from its previous poll placement at No. 39.
Cian McDonnell also appeared again at No. 61 in the singles rankings.
Other PacWest Conference teams ahead in the rankings are No. 18 Azusa Pacific and No. 21 HPU.
2024 Men's Tennis Rankings History
| RANK |
POLL (DATE) |
W-L |
PREVIOUS WEEK(S) |
| No. 45 |
Poll #6 (March 20) |
1-1 |
» Biola (L 4-2)
» Colorado Mesa (W 4-3) |
| No. 39 |
Poll #5 (March 13) |
4-0 |
» No. 45 MSU Denver (W 4-3)
» No. 45 MSU Denver (W 4-3)
» Colorado Mesa (W 4-1)
» Colorado Mesa (W 4-1) |
| NR |
Poll #4 (March 6) |
0-0 |
- |
| No. 25 |
Poll #3 (Feb. 28) |
0-2 |
» No. 10 HPU (L 5-2)
» No. 10 HPU (L 5-2) |
| No. 22 |
Poll #2 (Feb. 14) |
0-0 |
- |
| No. 21 |
Preseason (Jan. 17) |
0-0 |
- |
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