Santa Barbara, Calif. — The UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis Team opened Big West Conference play with a dominant 4-0 sweep over Hawai'i on Monday at the Arnhold Tennis Center. The Gauchos secured the doubles point before winning three straight-set singles matches to improve to 8-2 on the season.

THE MATCH
Final: No. 69 UC Santa Barbara 4, Hawai'i 0
Records: UC Santa Barbara (8-2), Hawai'i (3-9)

HOW IT HAPPENED
UC Santa Barbara set the tone early in doubles play, clinching the first point of the match with wins at the No. 1 and No. 2 positions. The No. 37-ranked duo of Gianluca Brunkow and Dominique Rolland cruised to a 6-2 victory at the top spot, while Lucca Liu and Diogo Morais followed with a 6-4 win at No. 2. Hawai'i managed a win at No. 3 doubles, but it wasn't enough to prevent UCSB from taking the early lead.

In singles action, Lucca Liu was the first off the court, delivering a commanding 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 3. No. 29 Gianluca Brunkow followed with an equally dominant performance at No. 1, defeating No. 62 Azuma Visaya 6-1, 6-1. No. 73 Diogo Morais clinched the match for UCSB at No. 4, outlasting Diego Dalisay 6-3, 7-5.

With the outcome decided, the remaining singles matches were left unfinished. UCSB led on courts two, five, and six when play was halted.

RESULTS
Doubles
1. #37 Gianluca Brunkow/Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) def. Azuma Visaya/Tianhao Hou (UH) 6-2
2. Lucca Liu/Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) def. Diego Dalisay/Karl Collins (UH) 6-4
3. Quinn Snyder/Andy Hernandez (UH) def. Conrad Brown/Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) 6-4

Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles
1. #29 Gianluca Brunkow (UCSB-M) def. #62 Azuma Visaya (UH) 6-1, 6-1
2. #109 Dominique Rolland (UCSB-M) vs. Quinn Snyder (UH) 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
3. Lucca Liu (UCSB-M) def. Karl Collins (UH) 6-1, 6-1
4. #73 Diogo Morais (UCSB-M) def. Diego Dalisay (UH) 6-3, 7-5
5. Charlie Underwood (UCSB-M) vs. Tianhao Hou (UH) 7-5, 4-1, unfinished
6. Teo Masera (UCSB-M) vs. Andy Hernandez (UH) 6-1, 5-5, unfinished

Order of finish: 3, 1, 4

UP NEXT
UC Santa Barbara will travel to compete in the University of San Diego Tournament, set to take place from March 7-9.