HONOLULU - On the first day of the USTA Honolulu Futures Wild Card Tournament, University of Hawai`i men's tennis players Chad Faulk, Jeff Fitch, and Brent Hunter each won all of their matches, at the UH Tennis Complex, to advance to the Round of 16 on Saturday.

Faulk, a senior from Omaha, Neb., advanced after a 6-2, 6-1, win over Jared Spiker, in a second round match. Faulk, the tournament's seventh seed, had a first round bye. His opponent in the Round of 16 is Hunter, a junior from Lubbock, Texas. Hunter won a pair of straight set matches over Daniel Llarenas (6-3, 6-2 in the first round) and Kevin Okasaki (6-0, 6-1 in the second round).

Fitch, a sophomore from Carlsbad, Calif., defeated Stephan Ogasawara, 6-0, 6-2 in the first round and pulled off a dramatic three-set win over eighth-seeded Mark Mestan, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-6 (4) in the Round of 32. Fitch will next face Stephen Royalty in a Round of 16 match.

The tournament continues throughout the weekend. The winner of the 64-player draw earns an automatic entry into the Honolulu Futures main draw in mid-November. Sophomore Sascha Heinemann already earned a spot into the main draw after winning an earlier wild card tournament. Heinemann and three other Rainbow Warriors are competing at the prestigious All-American Championship this weekend in Tulsa, Okla.

USTA Honolulu Futures Wild Card Tournament
Round of 64
Jeff Fitch (UH) def. Stephan Ogasawara, 6-0, 6-2
Brent Hunter (UH) def. Daniel Llarenas, 6-3, 6-2
Chad Faulk (UH), bye

Round of 32
Faulk (UH) def. Jared Spiker, 6-2, 6-1
Hunter (UH) def. Kevin Okasaki, 6-0, 6-1
Fitch (UH) def. Mark Mestan, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 7-6 (4)

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