Phoenix, AZ (2/13/11) – Hawai'i Pacific lost its match with University of California- San Diego 5-4. Most matches were close, pulling out wins in singles for HPU were Petr Michnev, Sebastian Bader, and Ji Hoon Heo. Bader and Heo teamed up for HPU's doubles point.
HPU closes the road trip tomorrow against Sonoma State in Phoenix; first serve is at 9 a.m. PST.
Singles:
1. Petr Michnev (HPU) def. #31 Erik Elliott (UCSD) 6-1, 7-6
3. Sebastian Bader (HPU) def. Samuel Ling (UCSD) 7-5, 6-1
4. Junya Yoshida (UCSD) def. Ari Davis (HPU) 6-4, 6-2
5.
Ji Hoon Heo (HPU) def. Vincent Nguyen (UCSD) 7-6, 6-4
6. Austin West (UCSD) def. Wilhelm Irwe (HPU) 7-5, 6-2
Doubles:
1. #9 Erik Elliott/Austin West (UCSD) def. Petr Michnev/Ari Davis (HPU) 9-7
3. Jason Wall/Armaun Emami (UCSD) def. Matiss Libietis/Sari Alotaibi (HPU) 8-4