MIAMI SHORES, FL (March 22, 2014) – With the newest ITA national rankings coming out on Wednesday, the Hawai'i Pacific Men's Tennis Team (13-0) is making an argument for it to be top ranked. HPU made an emphatic statement to the country on Saturday with a 5-4 win over #1 Barry University (14-2) on the road, just days after beating #2.
 
The fifth-ranked Sea Warriors took two points in doubles play when the first and second teams of Petr Michnev/Thibaud Berland and Mattis Wetzel/Jaume Martinez-Vich were victorious.
 
Michnev took care of business at first singles, winning 7-6, 6-1, to give HPU its third point.

Barry, however, won at second, fourth, and fifth singles to earn a 4-3 lead.
 
Berland went down 4-0 in the decisive third set at third singles, but rallied and won the match (6-4) on a thunderous ace to tie the match at four all.
 
It all came down the sixth singles, were Clemens Graute lost the first set in a tiebreak but then won the second set the same way. In the third set, the German national rose up and earned a 6-3 win to deliver the victory for HPU.
 
The path doesn't get much easier for HPU, the Sea Warriors play at #4 Lynn University tomorrow.  
 
 Singles competition 
1. #2 Petr Michnev (HPU-MT) def. Ahmed Triki (BARRY-M) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1
2. #12 Fabian Groetsch (BARRY-M) def. #6 Jaume Martinez-Vich (HPU-MT) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
3. Thibaud Berland (HPU-MT) def. Romain Costamanga (BARRY-M) 6-2, 6-7 (2-7), 6-4
4. Nico Dreer (BARRY-M) def. Mattis Wetzel (HPU-MT) 6-0, 6-4
5. Leo Vivas (BARRY-M) def. Adriano Locorotondo (HPU-MT) 7-5, 7-5
6. Clemens Graute (HPU-MT) def. Ollie Lemaitre (BARRY-M) 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
 
 Doubles competition 
1. Petr Michnev/Thibaud Berland (HPU-MT) def. Ahmed Triki/Ollie Lemaitre (BARRY-M) 8-3
2. Mattis Wetzel/Jaume Martinez-Vich (HPU-MT) def. Romain Costamanga/Leo Vivas (BARRY-M) 8-6
3. Kevin Sielmann/Renato Lombardi (BARRY-M) def. Adriano Locorotondo/Yann Renault (HPU-MT) 8-2