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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.\u2014University of Hawai’i men’s tennis player Azuma Visaya<\/a> cruised to a straight-set victory in the semifinals to advance to Sunday’s Big West Fall Invite championship singles match a the Arnhold Tennis Center. #HawaiiMTEN<\/p>\n \n\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nOn Saturday, the 65th-ranked Visaya cruised past Cal Poly’s Jovan Lubbe for a straight-set, semifinal win. 6-2, 6-3. With the win, Visaya advances to the championship singles match against UC Davis’ Lucas Bollinger. Bollinger defeated UC Irvine’s Max Fardanesh to reach the finals.
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\nIn consolation singles matches, UH’s Timothy Li<\/a> defeated UC Davis’ Nadaul Cheam, 6-2, 6-1. Newcomers Kosuke Nakanishi<\/a> and Kent Mueller<\/a> both fell in their consolation matches. Nakanishi was edged out in a first set tiebreaker and fell in straight sets to UC Irvine’s Rui Nia Huang, 7-6 (4), 6-3. UC Santa Barbara’s Maei Gavrea defeated Mueller, 6-0, 6-2.
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\nTHE BIG WEST FALL INVITE
\nDay 3 Results
\nArnhold Tennis Center \u2013 Santa Barbara, Calif.
\nFriday, Oct. 4, 2025
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\nSINGLES
\nSemifinal Results
\nAzuma Visaya<\/a> (UH) def Jovsn Lubbe (CP), 6-3, 6-2
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\nSaturday Consolation Results
\nTimothy Li<\/a> (UH) def. Nadaul Cheam (UCD), 6-2, 6-1
\nRui Nia Huang (UCI) def. Kosuke Nakanishi<\/a> (UH), 7-6 (4), 6-3
\nMatei Gavrea (UCSB) def. Kent Mueller<\/a> (UH) , 6-0, 6-2
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\nDOUBLES
\nConsolation
\nLucca Liu\/Diogo Morais (UCSB) def Timothy Li<\/a>\/Azuma Visaya<\/a> (UH), 8-6
\nIvaylo Simeonov\/Noris Nedelcovici (UCR) def. Kosuke Nakahishi\/Kent Mueller<\/a> (UH), 8-5
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