SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis team returns to action tomorrow, Thursday, March 28 as they take on Hawai'i for their first Big West contest. The Gauchos are coming off two straight wins over nationally ranked Yale and Nebraska teams.

DETAILS
Match 14
Thursday, March 28 | 4 p.m.
No. 46 UC Santa Barbara (8-5) at Hawai'i 5-10 (0-1)
Honolulu, O'ahu / UH Tennis Complex

HISTORY
UC Santa Barbara and Hawai'i will meet for the 21st time. The Gauchos won both matchups last season. The first was held at home at Arnhold Tennis Center with the Gauchos blanking the Rainbow Warriors. The second match was in The Big West Championships where the Gauchos also prevailed 4-1. Santa Barbara owns an 18-2 record against Hawai'i.
 
IN THE RANKINGS
After going 2-2 against ranked opponents two weeks ago the Gauchos improved in the rankings. The Gauchos jumped up to No. 46 as a team while Pablo Masjuan moved to No. 44 in the singles rankings. Masjuan and his doubles partner Gianluca Bunkow slid in at No. 39 in the doubles rankings.
 
BIG WEST PLAY
The Gauchos now begin their quest to repeat as regular season and postseason champions of The Big West. After returning from Hawai'i the Gauchos will host three straight conference opponents in UC San Diego, UC Davis, UC Irvine before wrapping up their season against UC Riverside and Cal Poly.
 
The Big West Championships will once again be held in San Diego from April 26 through April 28.

ABOUT THE GAUCHOS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 8-5
Big West: 0-0
Home: 7-3
Away: 1-0
Neutral: 0-2
Against Ranked Opponents: 5-4
ITA Ranking: 46
Streak: W2

ABOUT THE RAINBOW WARRIORS
Roster | Schedule | Stats
Overall Record: 5-10
Big West: 0-1
Home: 0-3
Away: 3-4
Neutral: 2-3
Against Ranked Opponents: 0-0
ITA Ranking: N/A
Streak: L3

UP NEXT
The Gauchos will return home on Thursday, April 11 as they host UC San Diego for a three-match homestand. The Gauchos and Tritons will begin the match at 3 p.m.