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Hawaii junior Azuma Visaya won a second consecutive Big West Men’s Tennis Player of the Week Award on Wednesday.
Visaya, who is from Honolulu and went to high school in Florida, won two matches at No. 1 singles against Arkansas.
Visaya, ranked No. 77, beat Bozo Barun 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9) on Thursday, and Lukas Palovic 2-6, 7-6 (8-6), 1-0 (10-7) on Friday.
Chaminade hoops swept by Fresno Pacific
The Chaminade women’s basketball team jumped out to a big first-quarter lead, but couldn’t hold it and lost 74-70 in overtime to Fresno Pacific on Wednesday in Fresno, Calif.
Angela Whitfield and Breanna Hurt each scored 11 points for the Sunbirds (8-9, 4-6 PacWest).
Sameera Elmasri had 18 points and seven rebounds, and Kali Jones added 15 rebounds for the Silverswords (5-11, 4-6), who led 26-8 entering the second quarter.
>> Jonah Geron scored 30 points as the Fresno Pacific men’s team beat Chaminade 92-83.
Jackson Last scored 22 points for the Silverswords (12-5, 6-4).
The Sunbirds improved to 6-12, 3-7.
