LOS ANGELES, Calif. - The University of Hawai`i men's tennis team earned its second victory of the 2009 spring season by beating Loyola Marymount, 4-3, Thursday afternoon at the LMU Tennis Center. 

The Rainbow Warriors (2-4) earned the doubles point by winning two of the three doubles matches. The duo of freshman Leo Rosenberg and senior Jeff Fitch easily downed Geza Bazula and Johan Berhof, 8-1 at the No. 1 court. The team of junior Andreas Weber and senior Sascha Heinemann dropped Renzo Maggi and Aris Andreasian, 8-4 at the No. 2 court

UH won three of the six singles matches to clinch victory. At the No. 1 court, Weber swept Maggi, 6-2, 6-3. Rosenberg earned a tough victory over Ivan Lopez, 7-5, 7-6 at the No. 2 position and Heinemann crushed Aram Abgaryan, 6-2, 6-0, at the No. 3 position

The Warriors will compete in the prestigious Blue-Gray Classic beginning on March 19. The classic is a six day dual-match tournament featuring 16 high ranked teams. This will mark the first appearance in this tournament for the Warriors. 

Hawai'i def. Loyola Marymount, 4-3

Doubles (UH wins doubles point)

1. Jeff Fitch/Leo Rosenberg (UH) def. Geza Bazula/Johan Berhof (LMU) 8-1

2. Sascha Heinemann/Andreas Weber (UH) def. Renzo Maggi/Aris Andreasian (LMU) 8-4

3. Ivan Lopez/Nick Von Der Ahe (LMU) def. Craig Faulk/Daniel Llarenas (UH) 8-2

Singles

1. Andreas Weber (UH) def. Renzo Maggi(LMU), 6-2, 6-3

2. Leo Rosenberg (UH) def. Ivan Lopez (LMU), 7-5, 7-6

3. Sascha Heinemann (UH) def. Aram Abgaryan (LMU), 6-2, 6-0

4. Johan Berhof (LMU) def. Jeff Fitch (UH), 6-4, 6-3

5. Geza Bezula (LMU) def. Phillip Eberhord (UH), 6-2, 6-1

6. Aris Andreasian (LMU) def. Daniel Llarenas (UH), 7-5, 6-0

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