The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa men’s tennis team (4-3) won its fourth-straight match on January 29 with a 4-0 sweep over New Mexico State University (NMSU). All four of UH’s wins have come at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas’s Fertitta Tennis Complex. It marked UH’s second sweep in three days.
In doubles, the Rainbow Warriors were able to edge the Aggies for the first point of the day. UH’s No. 1 duo of Andre Ilagan and Karl Collins finished first with a 6-2 win over NMSU‘s Jordy Visser and Yehor Opanasenko. Axel Labrunie and Kilian Maitre joined forces to edge out NMSU’s Corey Clarke and Roko Stipetic in a tie-breaker, 7-6 (5) on the No. 2 court to capture the first point.
In singles, the ‘Bows kept their momentum rolling as they won three to seal the sweep. Maitre defeated Opanasenko at No. 6 to start with, 6-2, 6-2. The 41st-ranked Ilagan then held off Clarke by a break in both sets, 6-4, 6-4 and A. Labrunie clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Visser.
UH now has a winning record for the first time in 2023.
