M. Tennis says 'aloha' to Hawaii and Calif.

The Penn men's tennis team has won all of it's regional matches this season. The Quakers now head out of their region to California and Hawaii for a week of tennis and sun. The team flew to San Diego yesterday morning. Their first competition will be in the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships, which are held in La Jolla Beach. The Quakers will then fly to Hawaii, where they will compete against the University of Hawaii, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, and University of Hawaii at Hilo. "It should be a great trip," Penn coach Gordie Ernst said. "We'll be training hard." The doubles championships, which begin today and continue through Sunday, are open to all schools that want to participate. Penn's first Hawaii match will be against the University of Hawaii on Tuesday. The Rainbows have not been very successful this season, currently posting a 1-4 record. Their defeats have come at the hands of Stanford and the University of New Mexico. Both teams swept them, 7-0. Penn will compete against BYU-Hawaii next Friday. Last year, the Seasiders tied for third place at the NAIA Championships. Their team includes Toshi Matushi and Wei-Yu Su, who were both named NAIA first team All-Americans last year. This is BYU-Hawaii's first season competing in the NCAA. The Quakers follow that match by competing against the Vulcans of the University of Hawaii-Hilo. Penn will be adjusting to a different playing environment. This season, all five of the Quakers' defeats took place indoors at Penn's Levy Tennis Pavilion. "We will be playing in different conditions than we're used to," freshman Brian Barki said. "But we're just going to have to adapt." With several long plane rides ahead of them, this week should serve as a bonding experience for the team. "Although we've spent a lot of time together already, this trip will only make us closer, which is a big factor in any team sport," Barki said. Penn's week on the West Coast should provide valuable training time for the Quakers' Ivy season, which begins after spring break. Penn's first Ivy League match will be against Princeton on April 3.