SAN DIEGO, Calif. (March 1, 2016) – The second-ranked Hawaii Pacific men's tennis team defeated No. 11 Azusa Pacific University 8-1 as the Sharks remained perfect on the season.
 
The Sharks (5-0) were led by sixth-ranked Thibaud Berland, who upset top-ranked Jan Meyer 6-4, 7-6 in the No. 1 singles position. HPU's Alexander Meyer notched a marathon win over Christian Schmid in the No. 2 slot, 2-6, 6-3, 10-6. Eighth-ranked Jaume Martinez Vich was also victorious and dispatched Alan Leahy 6-4, 6-1 in the No. 3 singles slot. Torben Otto, Jakub Hadrava and Clemens Graute also notched wins in the singles competition for the Sharks.
 
In doubles action, HPU's tandem of Meyer and Berland teamed up to down APU's duo of Meyer and Olger Van Gent, 8-4. The Sharks also received doubles wins from Dolezel and Martinez Vich (8-3) as well as Hadrava and Otto (8-4).
 
HPU returns to the court on Friday, March 4 for a highly-anticipated matchup with top-ranked Barry University (Fla.).
 
Complete Results
 

Position	Hawaii Pacific University	Azusa Pacific University	Winner	Score
#1 Singles	#6 Thibaud Berland	#1 Jan Meyer	Hawaii Pacific University	6-4, 7-6
#2 Singles	Alexander Meyer	Christian Schmid	Hawaii Pacific University	2-6, 6-3, 10-6
#3 Singles	#8 Jaume Martinez Vich	Alan Leahy	Hawaii Pacific University	6-4, 6-1
#4 Singles	Torben Otto	Pascal Engel	Hawaii Pacific University	6-3, 7-6
#5 Singles	Jakub Hadrava	Olger Van Gent	Hawaii Pacific University	6-3, 6-3
#6 Singles	Clemens Graute	Marnix Pluim	Hawaii Pacific University	3-6, 6-0, 6-3
#1 Doubles	Alexander Meyer   Thibaud Berland	Jan Meyer   Olger Van Gent	Hawaii Pacific University	8-4
#2 Doubles	Filip Dolezel   Jaume Martinez Vich	Marnix Pluim   Pascal Engel	Hawaii Pacific University	8-3
#3 Doubles	Jakub Hadrava   Torben Otto	Christian Schmid   Shepherd Newcomb	Azusa Pacific University	8-4