Thrilling Showdown Ends in Agonizing Defeat for Men’s Tennis Against Nevada, 4-3

HONOLULU–The University of Hawai’i men’s tennis squad (0-5) faced a challenging defeat against Nevada (2-0), losing 4-3 on Thursday afternoon at the UH Tennis Complex. Despite the loss, current Big West Player of the Week Azuma Visaya secured his third consecutive singles victory, while senior Quinn Snyder made his 2025 season debut, winning both his singles and doubles matches.

The Rainbow Warriors seized the doubles point, taking an initial lead of 1-0. UH’s No. 3 pairing of Andy Hernandez and Snyder started off strong with a 6-2 triumph over Nevada’s Paul Theate and Maxime Contet. Hawai’i’s No. 2 duo of Karl Collins and Diego Dalisay secured the point with a 6-3 victory against Youssef Kadiri and Remy Tregoures. On the No. 1 court, UH’s Visaya and Tianhao Hou were at 5-5 with UNR’s Lucas Hammond and Rayen Hermassi when the ‘Bows clinched the doubles point.

Nevada, on the other hand, came out strong in singles play, achieving straight-set victories on Courts #2, 6, and 5, establishing a 3-1 advantage.

Snyder began to shift the momentum back toward Hawai’i by winning his match at No. 4 against Remy Tregoures, with scores of 7-5, 6-3. The 77th-ranked Visaya then followed up by narrowly defeating No. 121 Youssef Kadiri in a first-set tiebreaker, and then dominating the second set, resulting in a decisive victory of 7-6 (5), 6-0, leveling the match at 3-3.

The outcome of the match relied on the No. 3 court, where UH’s Dalisay faced Nevada’s Paul Theate. Theate clinched the first set, yet Dalisay fought back to win the second. In the deciding third set, Dalisay surged to a 3-0 lead but Theate came back to win three consecutive games, securing the overall win for the Wolf Pack with scores of 6-3, 2-6, 6-4.

The Rainbow Warriors are set for a swift turnaround as they travel over the Pali to face Hawai’i Pacific in a dual match at the Kailua Racquet Club on Friday, Jan. 17 at 5:00 p.m. HT. For UH head coach Hendrik Bode, this will mark his first match against the Sharks, where he has previously spent 17 years as both a player and a head coach

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