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HONOLULU–The University of Hawai’i men’s tennis team clinched its first victory of the season holding off Gonzaga, 4-3 on Friday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Warriors\u00a0evened their record to 1-1, while the Bulldogs fell to 0-2. UH freshman Kent Mueller<\/a> clinched the doubles point with partner Hikaru Takahashi<\/a> and later Mueller outlasted Gonzaga’s Tom Dunlap in a three-set battle to record the match-clinching win. The Rainbow Warriors were locked in against the Bulldogs in a match where five of the six singles matches went to three sets.<\/p>\n Hawai’i\u00a0captured the doubles point to start the match.\u00a0\u00a0UH’s duo of Toa Maeda<\/a> and Azuma Visaya<\/a> held off Gonzaga’s Nicholas Reeves and Oscar Rashed by a break to notch a 6-4 victory on the No. 2 court.\u00a0On the No. 3 court, Hawai’i’s freshmen duo of Mueller and \u00a0Takahashi seized the doubles point by defeating GU’s\u00a0Gus Krauel and Diego Herrera, 6-3. The third match between UH’s No. 1 Timothy Li<\/a>\/Kosuke Nakanishi<\/a>m and Gonzaga’s Giovanni Branchetti\/Jay Fairclough went unfinished with UH leading 5-4.<\/p>\n In singles, Visaya came out on fire, sweeping his No. 1 match over Branchetti, 6-1, 6-4. For Visaya, it marked his second-straight victory to start the new year. UH’s Li won his first set over GU’s Oscar Rashed, but Rashed rallied to win the final two sets for the win, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2. UH’s No. 6\u00a0Takahashi\u00a0clawed his way back after dropping the first set to down GU’s Herrera,\u00a01-6, 6-3, 6-1\u00a0to give UH a 3-1 lead.<\/p>\n Gonzaga, however would not go down without a fight. The Bulldogs tied the match at 3-3 with a pair of three-set wins on the No. 4 and 2 courts.<\/p>\n Hawai’i’s No. 5 Mueller dropped a first set tie-breaker against Gonzaga’s\u00a0Dunlop. But Mueller fought his way back to win the final two sets for the clutch, come-from-behind win,\u00a01-6, 6-3, 6-1. Mueller jumped out to a commanding 5-0 lead in the final frame before he was able to put away Dunlop for the win.<\/p>\n The Rainbow Warriors have a quick turnaround as they take on Washington for their third dual match in four days. UH will face on the Huskies on Saturday, January 10th at 4:00 p.m. at the UH Tennis Complex.<\/p>\n Hawaii 4, Gonzaga 3 Singles competition Doubles competition Match Notes: #HawaiiMTEN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Jan 09, 2026 at Honolulu, O’ahu
(UH Tennis Complex)<\/p>\n
1. Azuma Visaya<\/a> (UH) def. Giovavanni Branchett (GONZ) 6-1, 6-4
2. Jay Fairclough (GONZ) def. Kosuke Nakanishi<\/a> (UH) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
3. Oscar Rashed (GONZ) def. Timothy Li<\/a> (UH) 2-6, 6-1, 6-2
4. Nicholas Reeves (GONZ) def. Toa Maeda<\/a> (UH) 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 6-2
5. Kent Mueller<\/a> (UH) def. Tom Dunlop (GONZ) 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-1
6. Hikaru Takahashi<\/a> (UH) def. Diego Herrera (GONZ) 1-6, 6-3, 6-1<\/p>\n
1. Timothy Li<\/a>\/Kosuke Nakanishi<\/a> (UH) vs. Giovavanni Branchett\/Jay Fairclough (GONZ) 5-4, unfinished
2. Azuma Visaya<\/a>\/Toa Maeda<\/a> (UH) def. Nicholas Reeves\/Oscar Rashed (GONZ) 6-4
3. Kent Mueller<\/a>\/Hikaru Takahashi<\/a> (UH) def. Gus Krauel\/Diego Herrera (GONZ) 6-3<\/p>\n
Gonzaga 0-2
Hawaii 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (1,3,6,4,2,5)
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