Waipahu, HI (March 29, 2012) – The Hawai'i Pacific men's tennis team (9-3) beat the University of Hawaii-Hilo 8-1 at Central Oahu Regional Park. HPU took all four meetings with UHH this season by a total score of 31-1.  

HPU was challenged in doubles action, taking two out of three. Petr Michnev and Patric Guenther continued their winning ways at first doubles with an 8-5 triumph. Gerald Moretti and Ji Hoon Heo doubled up the competition with an 8-4 win.

HPU swept singles play highlighted by three dominating performances. Michnev won 6-0, 6-3, Moretti won 6-3, 6-0 and Heo cruised 6-0, 6-2. Stephan Weling also won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2. Georgi Yordanov won in a tiebreaker at second singles and Sari Alotaibi came from behind after dropping a close first set to win in a tiebreaker.

HPU will face Division I UC Davis on Saturday at 11:00 AM at the University of Hawaii Tennis Complex.

Full Results

Shark Bites: The new Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings are out and HPU climbed to 14th in the country, up from 21st…Michnev dropped one spot to fourth in the country in singles since the last poll…Yordanov made his debut in the rankings at #40…Michnev and Guenther are ranked fourth as a doubles team….the next poll is out on May 2nd.