  {"id":233410,"date":"2026-04-30T15:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T01:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=233410"},"modified":"2026-04-30T16:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T02:28:37","slug":"uh-tennis-players-all-big-west-honors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/04\/30\/uh-tennis-players-all-big-west-honors\/","title":{"rendered":"9 <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa tennis players earn All-Big West honors"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manoa-athletics-wahine-tennis-bw-honors-2026.webp\" alt=\"U H women tennis players and All-Big West honorees graphic\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-233408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manoa-athletics-wahine-tennis-bw-honors-2026.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manoa-athletics-wahine-tennis-bw-honors-2026-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manoa-athletics-wahine-tennis-bw-honors-2026-130x73.webp 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nine players from the University of <span lang=\"haw\">Âé¶¹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa tennis team were recognized by the Big West Conference, with four Rainbow Wahine and five Rainbow Warriors earning all-conference honors.<\/p>\n<h2>Rainbow Wahine<\/h2>\n<p><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr>&#8216;s No. 1 (Grete Gull\/Sophie Rachor) and No. 2 (Hannah Galindo\/Makeilah Nepomuceno) doubles teams were named to the All-Big West Second Team, while Gull and Nepomuceno earned honorable mention accolades in singles.<\/p>\n<p>Gull and Rachor finished the season with an even 8-8 dual-match record and Galindo and Nepomuceno compiled a 10-7 overall record, including a strong 6-3 mark in conference play. <\/p>\n<p>In singles, Gull competed at the No. 1 spot for the duration of the season and posted two conference victories.<\/p>\n<p>Nepomuceno, competing at the No. 2 spot, posted a 6-10 overall record and a 5-4 mark in conference action.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2026\/4\/30\/womens-tennis-four-rainbow-wahine-earn-all-big-west-accolades.aspx\">Learn more at HawaiiAthletics.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Rainbow Warriors<\/h2>\n<p>Azuma Visaya earned all-first team honors in both singles and doubles with partner Toa Maeda, while Timothy Li (singles), and doubles partners Adriano Dzhenev and Kent Mueller all earned honorable mention honors.<\/p>\n<p>Visaya anchored the Rainbow Warriors at the No. 1 singles position throughout the season and led the team with nine dual-match singles victories.<\/p>\n<p>Visaya and partner Maeda won their last four straight matches to finish the season with an overall record of 10-6.<\/p>\n<p>Li went 5-9 overall and 1-2 in conference for the Rainbow Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>Dzhenev and Mueller played primarily at the No. 3 doubles position and recorded a strong 9-4 overall record and a 3-1 mark in conference play.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiiathletics.com\/news\/2026\/4\/30\/mens-tennis-five-rainbow-warriors-earn-all-big-west-honors.aspx\">Learn more at HawaiiAtheltics.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manoa-athletics-warrior-tennis-bw-honors-2026.jpg\" alt=\"U H mens tennis players and All-Big West honorees graphic\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-233409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/manoa-athletics-warrior-tennis-bw-honors-2026.jpg 676w, 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