HONOLULU, Hawaii — After a five-hour rain delay, the BYU men’s tennis team improved to 3–0 with a late-night win against Hawaii, defeating the Rainbow Warriors 4–1 and giving the Cougars their first undefeated start through three matches since 2019.
"A total team effort and a real character win today. With multiple rain delays, we finished just before midnight, making for an amazing college tennis atmosphere at the University of Hawaii," head coach Zack Warren said. "We got down early after doubles, but these guys like to compete and were ready to go in singles. It’s been a great week in Hawaii, fortunate for the team to be able to create these memories and coming home with two quality wins is huge."
Doubles Results
- Timothy Li/Kosuke Nakanishi (UH) vs. Adam Chodur/Otto Schreiner (BYU) 3-5, unfinished
- Azuma Visaya/Toa Maeda (UH) def. Caden Hasler/TJ Wells (BYU) 6-2
- Adriano Dzhenev/Kent Mueller (UH) def. Tygen Goldammer/Alex Edmonston (BYU) 6-2
Singles Results
- Adam Chodur (BYU) def. Azuma Visaya (UH) 2-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
- Yubel Ubri (BYU) def. Timothy Li (UH) 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
- Tygen Goldammer (BYU) def. Kosuke Nakanishi (UH) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
- Hikaru Takahashi (UH) vs. David Duong (BYU) 3-6, 3-4, unfinished
- Kent Mueller (UH) vs. Caden Hasler (BYU) 6-2, 3-6, 5-5, unfinished
- Hardy Owen (BYU) def. Adriano Dzhenev (UH) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Order of finish: 2, 3, 6, 1
The Rainbow Warriors jumped out to an early lead by securing the doubles point. On court No. 1, Chodur and Schreiner were leading 5–3 before the match went unfinished as Hawaii clinched the point with 6–2 victories on courts No. 2 and No. 3.
BYU responded in singles play, beginning with freshman Ubri, who earned the Cougars’ first point with a 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 win over Li. Goldammer followed with a straight-sets victory, rebounding from his doubles loss to take the first set in a 7–6 (7–5) tiebreaker before closing out the match 6–2.
Owen added to BYU’s momentum on court No. 6, opening with a 6–4 first set, dropping the second 6–3, and then sealing the match with a 6–4 win in the third set.
BYU clinched the match on court No. 1 as Chodur completed a comeback victory. After falling 6–2 in the opening set, Chodur forced a tiebreaker in the second, winning 7–6 (7–5), before securing the third set 6–3 to seal the Cougars’ win.
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On Thursday, the Cougars recorded a 5–2 win over Portland at the UH Tennis Complex.
The Pilots earned the doubles point with wins on courts No. 1 and No. 3. On court No. 1, Keremedchiev and Fernando edged out Chodur and Schreiner 7–6 in a tightly contested set, while Noel and Garcia defeated Goldammer and Edmonston 6–4 on court No. 3. The Cougars’ only doubles victory came on court No. 2, where Hasler and Wells posted a 6–3 win over Binder and Kimelman.
In singles play, BYU secured five wins to complete the match. Four of those wins came in straight sets from Chodur, Goldammer, Hasler, and H. Owen.
The only match requiring a third set came on court No. 2, where Ubri dropped the second set 3–6 before winning the final set 6–1 to secure the win.
Doubles Results
- Keremedchiev/Fernando (POR) def. Chodur/Otto Schreiner (BYU) 7-6
2. Hasler/TJ Wells (BYU) def. Binder/Kimelman (POR) 6-3
3. Eli Noel/Garcia (POR) def. Goldammer/Alex Edmonston (BYU) 6-4
Singles Results
1. Adam Chodur (BYU) def. Nikola Keremedchiev (POR) 6-4, 7-5
2. Yubel Ubri (BYU) def. Tom Garcia (POR) 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
3. Tygen Goldammer (BYU) def. Cade Fernando (POR) 6-1, 6-4
4. Lucas Kimelman (POR) def. David Duong (BYU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Caden Hasler (BYU) def. Tannor Binder (POR) 6-3, 6-4
6. Hardy Owen (BYU) def. Gian Manhas (POR) 6-1, 6-2