UH-Hilo tennis schedules released
UH-Hilo’s men’s and women’s tennis teams received their schedules for the spring 2024 season, as announced Thursday.
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MEN’S TENNIS
The UH-Hilo men’s tennis team will have 14 scheduled matches leading up to its quest for the Pacific West Conference Championship at April’s eight-team PacWest Championships in Surprise, Ariz.
The Vulcans will open the season the weekend of Feb. 16-17 on O’ahu against HPU. UH-Hilo will then have two road trips — one to Colorado and the other through Southern California — before finishing at home to host HPU.
UH-Hilo head coach Kallen Mizuguchi enters his sixth season in charge at his alma mater, having claimed the program’s first PacWest Conference title in 2021. The Vulcans finished in the NCAA Championship Semifinals round in both 2019 and 2021.
Last season, the Vulcans finished No. 7 at the PacWest Championship.
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OPPONENTS
HPU, MSU Denver, Colorado Mesa, Biola, Azusa Pacific, Concordia University Irvine, Westmont and Point Loma.
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WOMEN’S TENNIS
The Vulcans will look to build on their successes from a season ago as the UH-Hilo women’s tennis team will have a full slate of 17 matches.
UH-Hilo showed progress at last year’s tournament with a sixth-place finish — the highest placement in five seasons under coach Mizuguchi.
The Vulcans will open 2024 in Northern California (Feb. 24-26) with additional road trips before finishing with a four-match homestand against Chaminade (March 30) and HPU (April 6-7).
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OPPONENTS
Dominican, Stanislaus State, Academy of Art, Chaminade, HPU, Biola, Colorado Mesa, Azusa Pacific, Concordia University Irvine, Westmont and Point Loma.
