SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Blaine Mengert scored a 5-7, 6-3, 10-4 victory at No. 5 singles for his second straight win at that position, but the Sonoma State men's tennis team lost 8-1 to No. 40 Hawaii Hilo on Sunday afternoon at the Castellucci Tennis Center in San Rafael. 

The Seawolves, who upset 45th-ranked Holy Names a day earlier, fell to 1-8 on the year.  The Vulcans improved to 7-8.

Sonoma State will head to the state of Colorado next weekend for four matches beginning at Colorado Christian on Friday in Lakewood, Colo.

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#40 Hawaii Hilo 8, Sonoma State 1
Mar 26, 2017 at San Rafael, CA (Castellucci Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. #29 Vaclav Slezak (UHH) def. Max Nudell (SSU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Alex Fillat Perez (UHH) def. Alec Wong (SSU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Stefan Coney (UHH) def. Mitchel Heckmann (SSU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Bruno Figlia (UHH) def. Sullivan Roche (SSU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Blaine Mengert (SSU) def. Ryuta Ogawa (UHH) 5-7, 6-3, 10-4
6. Dillon Lam (UHH) def. Nicky Valdecanas (SSU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Vaclav Slezak/Stefan Coney (UHH) def. Max Nudell/Alec Wong (SSU) 8-3
2. Bruno Figlia/Alex Fillat Perez (UHH) def. Nicky Valdecanas/Kevin To (SSU) 8-0
3. Daniel Tada/Gregory Zukeran (UHH) def. Sullivan Roche/Blaine Mengert (SSU) 8-3

Match Notes
Hawaii Hilo 7-8; National ranking #40; Regional ranking #6
Sonoma State 1-8; Regional ranking #9