RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. - The University of Hawai`i men's tennis team dropped its sixth straight match on the road with a 5-2 loss at No. 48 San Diego State, Wednesday afternoon, at the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. UH dropped to 2-10 on the 2008 season while the Aztecs improved to 11-6.

San Diego State earned the doubles point by winning two of the three matches. UH's sole victory came at the No. 2 position. The duo of freshman Dennis Lajola and junior Jeff Fitch rolled past the team of Achim Ceban and Tim Schulz van Endert 8-4.

In singles play, the Rainbow Warriors won two of the six matches. Junior Sascha Heinemann, ranked No. 115 in the latest ITA singles rankings, blew past Matan Shitrit in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, at the No. 2 court. Heinemann has won five straight singles matches at the No. 2 and No. 3 positions.

Sophomore Andreas Weber, ranked No. 107, earned a 6-2, 7-6(4) victory over Juan Gomez at the No. 3 position and Fitch lost a tough 6-4, 6-2 match to Achim Ceban at the No. 5 court. Fitch earned Western Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Player of the Week for the week of Mar. 24-30.

The Rainbow Warriors will conclude their three-match road trip on Friday, April 4, against No. 66 UC Irvine.

No. 48 San Diego State def. Hawai'i, 5-2
Doubles (San Diego State wins doubles point)
1. Bartosz Golas/Juan Gomez (SDSU) def. Sascha Heinemann/Andreas Weber (UH), 8-5
2. Jeff Fitch/Dennis Lajola (UH) def. Achim Ceban/Tim Schulz van Endert (SDSU), 8-4
3. Andre Feliz/Danny Heidecker (SDSU) def. Craig Faulk/Spencer Mendoza (UH), 8-5

Singles
1. Bartosz Golas (SDSU) def. Dennis Lajola (UH), 7-5, 6-3
2. No. 115 Sascha Heinemann (UH) def. Matan Shitrit (SDSU), 6-2, 6-3
3. No. 107 Andreas Weber (UH) def. Juan Gomez (SDSU), 6-2, 7-6(4)
4. Danny Heidecker (SDSU) def. Craig Faulk (UH), 6-0, 6-1
5. Achim Ceban (SDSU) def. def. Jeff Fitch (UH), 6-4, 6-2
6. Andre Feliz (SDSU) def. Spence Mendoza (UH), 6-1, 6-2

Order of finish
Doubles: 1, 2, 3
Singles: 4, 5, 6*, 2, 1, 3
*match-clinching victory

-UH-