AZUSA, Calif. - After finding victory on the road at UC Riverside and Claremont McKenna, the University of Hawai'i men's tennis team failed to capitalize on their winning momentum, dropping a 6-1decision at Azusa Pacific, the No. 1-ranked team in NAIA.

The day got off to a rocky start, with the Warriors falling short in doubles competition and losing the first point of the day. Dalibor Ptak and Ryan Sceats lost a close match (8-6) on the No. 1 court to Azuza Pacific's Sam Fletcher and Adam Davidson. Similarly on the No. 2 court, Jarrod Diepraam and Travis Smith narrowly lost to Tom Jelsma and Boris Bakalov, 8-6.

In singles play, the Warriors only win came on the No. 6 court, with Jamie Migia beating Tom Jelsma, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2. On the No. 5 court Diepraam split sets with Gordon Hong but failed to win the third set, dropping the match 2-6, 6-2, 7-5.

The Warriors now travel to Westmont University where they will face Westmont on Tuesday at 2:00 PM PST.


Match Results
Azusa Pacific def. Hawai`i, 6-1
Singles
1. Sam Fletcher (APU) def. Dalibor Ptak, 6-4, 6-4
2. Boris Bakalov (APU) def. Ryan Sceats, 7-6 (6), 6-4
3. David Goodman (APU) def. Byron Weinberg, 6-2, 6-2
4. Adam Davidson (APU) def. Derrick Lajola, 6-4, 6-1
5. Gordon Hong (APU) def. Jarrod Diepraam, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
6. Jamie Migia def. Tom Jelsman (APU), 4-6, 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1. Fletcher/Davidson def. Ptak/Sceats, 8-6
2. Jelsman/Bakalov def. Diepraam/Smith, 8-6
3. Hong/Goodman def. Weinberg/Lajola, 8-3



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