HONOLULU - The University of Hawai`i men's tennis doubles team of Chad Faulk and Jeff Fitch was eliminated from the USTA Honolulu Futures Wild Card tournament, after a 7-5, 6-4 semifinal loss to the top-seeded duo of Jan Tribler and Mikael Maatta, Sunday afternoon, at the UH Tennis Complex.

Tribler and Maatta later went on to win the doubles title and earn an automatic entry into the Honolulu Futures doubles main draw in November.

Faulk and Fitch were both eliminated from the Wild Card singles tournament on Saturday. The two qualifiers from the 64-player tournament were Tribler, who defeated former Rainbow Warrior Bryon Weinberg, 6-2, 6-2, and former 'Bow, Ryan Sceats, a 6-2, 6-1 winner over Maatta.

USTA Honolulu Futures Wild Card Tournament
Doubles Semifinals
Jan Tribler/Mikael Maatta def. Chad Faulk/Jeff Fitch (UH), 7-5, 6-4

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