Las Vegas, NV (March 15, 2011) – In a match-up of top 25 teams, Hawai'i Pacific lost to Armstrong Atlantic 9-0. HPU did not play to its potential, and the third ranked Pirates took advantage. The Sea Warriors drop to 7-6 on the season.
In singles play, Petr Michnev lost a close match to second ranked Eudaldo Bonet 7-5, 4-6, and 10-8. In the first set was a roller coaster as Michnev went down 4-0, then rallied to take a 5-4 lead, but fell 7-5. Ari Davis played a tight match at sixth singles, but could not prevail, losing 6-4, 6-3.
Doubles did not go well for HPU as all three matches were lost by an identical score of 8-3
HPU will regroup and face Concordia tomorrow at 9:00 AM PST.
Singles:
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1. #2 Eudaldo Bonet (AASU) def. Petr Michnev (HPU-MT) 7-5, 4-6, 10-8
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2. #4 Mikk Irdoja (AASU) def. Sebastian Bader (HPU-MT) 6-2, 6-1
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3. #30 Matus Mydla (AASU) def. Ji Hoon Heo (HPU-MT) 6-2, 6-2
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4. #13 Rafael Array (AASU) def. Matiss Libietis (HPU-MT) 6-0, 6-1
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5. #21 Daniel Regan (AASU) def. JC Pauli (HPU-MT) 6-0, 6-0
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6. Pedro Scocuglia (AASU) def. Ari Davis (HPU-MT) 6-4, 6-3
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Doubles: