SURPRISE, AZ (May 8, 2013) – The Hawai'i Pacific Men's Tennis Team (19-3) met little resistance in the round of 16 at the NCAA Division II National Championships. The Sea Warriors blanked West Virginia Wesleyan (13-6) by the score of 5-0.
The doubles pair of
Max Hertl and, ITA West Region Rookie of the Year,
Jaume Martinez-Vich started off the match with a bang. The pair had a perfect 8-0 match to put the Sea Warriors in front for good. The other two doubles matches were closer, but neither was a nail bitter for Sea Warrior fans. The seventh ranked team of
Petr Michnev and Gerald Moretti won 8-5 at first doubles as
Maxime Halflants and
Yann Renault doubled up WVW 8-4 at second doubles.
With postseason rules in place, HPU needed just two victories in singles play to win the match. It didn't take long.
Adriano Locorotondo just missed perfection with a dominating 6-0, 6-1 win at sixth singles.
Max Hertl then slammed the door shut with a win by the same count at third singles.
All other Sea Warriors won the first set in their singles match and were leading in the second set before play was halted.
The fifth-ranked Sea Warriors will take on top-ranked Barry University tomorrow at 11:00 AM PST in the national quarterfinals. Follow all the action at ncaa.com.
Singles Play
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#1 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
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Javier Yim Kim, West Va. Wesleyan |
0 |
0 |
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#2 Petr Michnev, Hawaii Pacific Men's Tennis |
6 |
3 |
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#2 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
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Eduard Gusevs, West Va. Wesleyan |
4 |
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#15 Jaume Martinez-Vich, Hawaii Pacific Men's Tennis |
6 |
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#3 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
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Douglas Oliveira, West Va. Wesleyan |
0 |
1 |
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Order of finish: 2 |
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Max Hertl, Hawaii Pacific Men's Tennis |
6 |
6 |
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#4 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
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Aitor Reparaz, West Va. Wesleyan |
2 |
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Yann Renault, Hawaii Pacific Men's Tennis |
6 |
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#5 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
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Joel Isquierdo Pinol, West Va. Wesleyan |
2 |
1 |
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Maxime Halflants, Hawaii Pacific Men's Tennis |
6 |
2 |
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#6 SINGLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
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Nathan Savill, West Va. Wesleyan |
0 |
1 |
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Order of finish: 1 |
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Adriano Locorotondo, Hawaii Pacific Men's Tennis |
6 |
6 |
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Doubles Play
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#1 DOUBLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
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Joel Isquierdo Pinol/Aitor Reparaz, West Va. Wesleyan |
5 |
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Order of finish: 3 |
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#7 Petr Michnev/Gerald Moretti, Hawaii Pacific Men's Tennis |
8 |
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#2 DOUBLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
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Eduard Gusevs/Javier Yim Kim, West Va. Wesleyan |
4 |
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Order of finish: 2 |
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Maxime Halflants/Yann Renault, Hawaii Pacific Men's Tennis |
8 |
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#3 DOUBLES |
1 |
2 |
3 |
Notes |
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Douglas Oliveira/Nathan Savill, West Va. Wesleyan |
0 |
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Order of finish: 1 |
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Max Hertl/Jaume Martinez-Vich, Hawaii Pacific Men's Tennis |
8 |
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