TULSA, Okla. - University of Hawai`i men's tennis players Sascha Heinemann and Andreas Weber were in action on the first day of the Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Championship qualifying round, Monday, at Tulsa's Michael D. Case Tennis Center. The 16 qualifiers from the qualifying round receive spots into the All-American main draw beginning next week.

Weber, a newcomer from Huenfeld, Germany, needed three sets to defeat Memphis' Amrit Narasimhan, a qualifier from the weekend's pre-qualifying tournament. Weber dropped the first set but rallied back for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory. He will next face California's Pierre Mouillon, the tournament's ninth seed, in a second round match on Tuesday.

Heinemann lost a close three-setter to Baylor's Dominik Mueller, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, in a first round match. Mueller, ranked No. 121 in the preseason Fila/Intercollegiate Tennis Association national rankings, came from a set down and a break in the third to defeat the reining Western Athletic Conference freshman of the year.

The qualifying round continues over the next two days. Weber and senior Matt Seeberger will compete in the first round of doubles qualifying beginning on Tuesday.

Polo Ralph Lauren All-American Championship Qualifying
First Round
Dominik Mueller (Baylor) def. Sascha Heinemann (UH), 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Andreas Weber (UH) def. Amrit Narasimhan (Memphis), 3-6, 6-2, 6-3

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