HONOLULU - The University of Hawai`i men's tennis team defeated Division II powerhouse and 14th-ranked BYU-Hawai`i in its home finale, Tuesday at the UH Tennis Complex. The Rainbow Warriors improved to 7-10 on the year and is currently on a three-match winning streak.

UH jumped off to a great start by winning two of the three doubles matches. The duo of freshman Andreas Weber and sophomore Sascha Heinemann edged Junyoung Kim and Chris Rice at the No. 1 position, 8-6. At No. 2, the team of senior Chad Faulk and sophomore Jeff Fitch breezed past A.J. Bartlett and Marvin So`onalole, 8-2.

In singles play, the Rainbow Warriors won five of the six matches. Weber, ranked No. 54, cruised past Bartlett at the No. 1 court, 6-2, 6-1. Weber is currently on a five-match winning streak and has won 15 of his last 17 singles matches. The Huenfeld, Germany native is 23-6 overall and owns a 14-2 dual match singles record. Heinemann, ranked No. 98, dropped Kim at the No. 2 position, 6-2, 6-2. Heinemann has posted a 21-6 singles mark, including a 12-3 dual match record this season, and has won 12 of his last 14 singles matches.

Faulk earned his fourth straight victory with a 6-3, 6-4 straight set triumph over Thomas Hladil at the No. 3 court. Senior Derrick Lajola won his second straight dual match by beating So`onalole at the No. 5 position, 6-2, 6-1. Fitch upended Rice, 6-4, 6-3, at No. 6.

Hawai`i next travels to Boise, Idaho to compete in the 2007 WAC Championship, April 26-29.

Hawai`i def. BYU-Hawai`i, 6-1
Doubles (UH wins doubles point)
1. Heinemann/Weber def. Kim/Rice (BYUH), 8-6
2. Huza/Hladil (BYUH) def. Lajola/Mendoza, 8-7 (4)
3. Fitch/Faulk def. Bartlett/So`onalole (BYUH), 8-2
Order of finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles (each match worth one team point)
1. Andreas Weber def. A.J. Bartlett (BYUH), 6-2, 6-1
2. Sascha Heinemann def. Junyoung Kim (BYUH), 6-2, 6-2
3. Chad Faulk def. Thomas Hladil (BYUH), 6-3, 6-4
4. Jakub Huza (BYUH) def. Spence Mendoza, 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (4)
5. Derrick Lajola def. Marvin So`onalole (BYUH), 6-2, 6-1
6. Jeff Fitch def. Chris Rice (BYUH), 6-4, 6-3
Order of finish: 1, 2, 5, 6, 4, 3

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