The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team successfully defended its Western Athletic Conference championship with a 4-2 victory today over top-seeded Boise State at UH Tennis Complex and earned a second consecutive NCAA tournament berth.

UH's Leo Rosenberg defeated James Meredith, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5, in No. 3 singles for the clincher.

The Rainbows, seeded third in the tournament, also got victories from Sascha Heinemann and Jeff Fitch and doubles wins from Rosenberg and Weber and Heinemann and Craig Faulk.

Hawai'i (10-9) is ranked No. 68 nationally, while Boise State is No. 20.

#68 HAWAII 4, #20 BOISE STATE 2

Singles

1. #74 Kean Feeder (BSU) def. #60 Dennis Lajola (UH) 1-6, 6-3, 6-3

2. Andreas Weber (UH) vs. #26 Clancy Shields (BSU) 6-4, 3-4, unfinished

3. Leo Rosenberg (UH) def. #85 James Meredith (BSU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-5

4. Sascha Heinemann (UH) def. Cristian Hodel (BSU) 6-2, 6-4

5. Jeff Fitch (UH) def. Stanley Sarapanich (BSU) 6-4, 7-5

6. Blane Shields (BSU) def. Philipp Eberhard (UH) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles

1. #39 Kean Feeder/James Meredith (BSU) def. Jeff Fitch/Dennis Lajola (UH) 8-3

2. Leo Rosenberg/Andreas Weber (UH) def. Stanley Sarapanich/Clancy Shields (BSU) 8-4

3. Sascha Heinemann/Craig Faulk (UH) def. Blane Shields/Matt Solomon (BSU) 8-6

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (6,5,4,1,3)