Strong Start for Men’s Tennis at ITA Southwest Regional

MALIBU, Calif. — The University of Hawaiʻi men’s tennis team kicked off the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) Southwest Regional Championship at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center on Thursday. The Rainbow Warriors delivered impressive performances across qualifying singles and consolation action on the opening day. Players only competed in singles on Thursday. The ‘Bows dominated the Qualifying Round of 64, with six of their seven singles competitors notching victories to advance. Senior transfer Söeren Grandke cruised past UC Irvine’s Nathaniel Suh in dominant fashion, 6-2, 6-1, while Kosuke Nakanishi put on a dominant display, blanking Cal Poly’s Leo Mattysen in the opening…