Missing undefeated Alessandro Giuliato at No. 2 singles Friday, UH-Hilo’s men’s tennis team fell 4-1 to St. Edward’s (Tex.) in what was the Vulcans’ fifth match in as many days in San Antonio, Texas.
Vaclav Slezak collected the Vulcans’ only win on the day at No. 1 singles, cruising past Anish Sriniketh, 6-2, 6-2.
Giuliato, a sophomore who’s 6-0 this season, played a doubles match with Slezak – they lost 6-4 – but three singles players needed to move up a spot, and Arturo Dell`Eva took to Court 6 after missing matches this week because of injury.
En Wu and Martin Soukal picked up the lone doubles victory at No. 2, 6-2.
UHH (5-2) will be back on the mainland later this month for matches with Southern California.
St. Edwards, Texas, 4, UHH 1
Singles
#28 Vaclav Slezak (UHH) def. Anish Sriniketh (SEU), 6-2, 6-2
Martin Soukal (UHH) vs. Luis Diaz (SEU), 2-6, 6-2, 2-2, UNF.
Chase Bartlett (SEU) def. Chun En Wu (UHH), 6-2, 7-6 (7-0).
Gabriel Zuniga (SEU) def. Luca Checchia (UHH), 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Mateus de Col (SEU) def. Alan Cincunegui (UHH), 6-3, 6-3.
Arturo Dell `Eva (UHH) vs. Logan Buignet (SEU), 2-6, 6-4, 4-1, UNF.
Doubles
Bartlett/Sriniketh (SEU) def. #12 Slezak/Giuliato (UHH), 6-4.
En Wu/Soukal (UHH) def. Chase Morehouse/Diaz (SEU), 6-2.
Zac Robinson/ Nico Mercado (SEU) def. Checchia/Cincunegui (UHH), 6-3.
Thursday
UHH 4, Auburn-Montgomery 0
Singles
#28 Vaclav Slezak (UHH) def. Alvaro Terron (AUM), 6-2, 6-2.
-#33 Alessandro Giuliato (UHH) def. Eban Straker-Meads (AUM), 6-4, 7-5.
Martin Soukal (UHH) def. Francisco Jimenez (AUM), 6-3, 6-4.
Chun En Wu (UHH) vs. Jose Garcia (AUM), 4-6, 5-5, UNF.
Luca Checchia (UHH) vs. Santiago Veglia (AUM), 1-6, 6-4, 0-2, UNF.
Alan Cincunegui (UHH) vs. Giovanni Bello (AUM), 3-6, 6-2, 0-1, UNF.
Doubles
#12 Slezak/Giuliato (UHH) def. Terron/Straker-Meads (AUM), 6-3.
En Wu/Soukal (UHH) def. Marcus Lind/Garcia (AUM), 7-6 (7-3).
Jimenez/Veglia (AUM) def. Checchia/Cincunegui (UHH), 7-6 (7-2).
Wednesday
UHH 4, St. Mary’s, Texas, 2
Singles
# 18 Jeremiah Gonzalez (SMU) def. #28 Vaclav Slezak (UHH), 6-2, 6-0.
#33 Alessandro Giuliato (UHH) def. Bojan Popovic (SMU), 6-2, 6-2.
Martin Soukal (UHH) def. Jose Antelo (SMU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.
Chun En Wu (UHH) vs. Alex Gee (SMU), 6-3, 7-6 (8-6).
Luca Checchia (UHH) vs. Brenden Brown (SMU), 7-5, 2-6, 2-2, UNF.
Louis Bonnay (SMU) def. Alan Cincunegui (UHH), 6-2, 6-4.
Doubles
#12 Slezak/Giuliato (UHH) def. #14 Gonzalez/Popovic (SMU), 7-6 (7-5).
En Wu/Soukal (UHH) def. Brown/Antelo (SMU), 6-1.
Gee/Saisaurav Konakanchi (SMU) def. Checchia/Cincunegui (UHH), 6-3.
Tuesday
UHH 4, Southwest Baptist 1
Singles
#28 Vaclav Slezak (UHH) def. #41 Raul Caballero (SBU), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
#33 Alessandro Giuliato (UHH) def. Adham Gaber (SBU), 6-4, 6-1.
Martin Soukal (UHH) def. Gyorgy Agoston (SBU), 5-7, 6-3, 6-3.
Chun En Wu (UHH) vs. Ferenc Agoston (SBU), 2-6, 7-6 (7-2), 5-6, UNF.
Luca Checchia (UHH) vs. David Szeri (SBU), 6-7 (5-7), 6-6, UNF.
Carlos Corser (SBU) def. Arturo Dell`Eva (UHH), 6-3, 6-3.
Doubles
Caballero/Gaber (SBU) def. #12 Slezak/Giuliato (UHH), 6-1.
En Wu/Soukal (UHH) def. #23 G. Agoston/F. Agoston (SBU), 7-6 (8-6).
Checchia/Alan Cincunegui (UHH) def.Max Sanoja/Nicholas Gilmore (SBU), 6-2.
Monday
Barry 6, UHH 1
Singles
#2 Pierre Montreiul (BU) def. #28 Vaclav Slezak (UHH), 6-4, 6-2.
#33 Alessandro Giuliato (UHH) def. #6 Carlos Gomez (BU), 6-3, 6-2.
Alejandro Palacios (BU) def. Martin Soukal (UHH), 6-3, 6-3.
#44 Vivien Versier (BU) def. Chun En Wu (UHH), 6-4, 6-4.
#29 Daniel Ventura (BU) def. Luca Checchia (UHH), 6-3, 6-2.
Blake Bayldon (BU) def. Alan Cincunegui (UHH), 6-2, 6-2.
Doubles
Montreiul/Blake Bayldon (BU) vs. #12 Slezak/Giuliato (UHH), UNF.
Alejandro Gallego/Palacios (BU) def. En Wu/Soukal (UHH), 6-3.
Gomez/Versier (BU) def. Checchia/Alan Cincunegui (UHH), 6-4.