SURPRISE, Arizona – Hawai'i Hilo Men's Tennis closed out its season with a 4-2 victory over No. 6 seed Fresno Pacific in the Fifth Place Match of the PacWest Championships on Thursday morning at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Complex.
Fresno Pacific managed to take the doubles point with wins on Courts 1 and 2 and added a straight-sets win on Court 4 for an early 2-0 lead.
The Vulcans responded by winning four consecutive courts: William Norton on Court 5, Jaime Paquet in three sets on Court 1, Filippo Di Perna on Court 2 and Jaden Williams in three sets on Court 6 to clinch the match.
Hawai'i Hilo finished the 2026 season 7-9 overall with a fifth-place finish at the PacWest Championships.
NOTES
- Singles Wins vs Fresno Pacific:
- 1: [UHH] J. Paquet def. [FPU] C. Kaufman – 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
- 2: [UHH] F. Di Perna def. [FPU] E. Seelbach – 7-5, 7-6 (7-3)
- 5: [UHH] W. Norton def. [FPU] T. Bangert – 6-1, 7-6 (7-2)
- 6: [UHH] J. Williams def. [FPU] F. Devallius – 4-6, 6-0, 6-3
- Season Stats:
- Max Solano led the team in singles at 11-3.
- Paquet reached double-digit wins with a 10-6 record on Court 1.
- Iori Furuhata went 8-3 in singles.
- Furuhata and Solano combined for an 8-3 record as a doubles tandem on Court 3.
- Hawai'i Hilo: 7-9 Overall
- Preseason Coaches Poll: No. 5
- PacWest Championships Finish: No. 5
- No. 6 Fresno Pacific: 5-8 Overall
- Fresno, California
- PacWest Championships Seed: No. 6
- PacWest Championships Finish: No. 6
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