MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The No. 75 University of Hawai`i men's tennis team dropped a 4-0 decision to No. 41 Oklahoma on the third day of the Blue Gray Tennis Classic, Saturday morning at the Lagoon Park Tennis Center. The Warriors drop to 3-6 on the season.

 

Oklahoma (8-5) won the doubles point by winning two of the three doubles matches. The lone Warrior victory came at the No. 2 position. The duo of senior Jeff Fitch and freshman Leo Rosenberg won their second straight dual match, defeating Andrei Daescu and David Pultr, 8-6.

 

In singles play, the Sooners secured the match by winning at the No. 3, 5, and 6 positions. With the match decided, sophomore Dennis Lajola, junior Andreas Weber, and senior Sascha Heinemann did not finish their singles matches. After losing the first set 6-1, No. 75 Lajola fought back to win the second set against No. 94 Daescu 6-2 at the No. 1 court. Weber was leading Pultr 6-3, 3-5 at the No. 2 position. Heinemann lost the first set 0-6, but was up 5-2 in the second set at the No. 4 position.

 

The Warriors finish the tournament with a 1-2 record, beating No. 56 Middle Tennessee and losing to No. 29 Wisconsin and No.41 Oklahoma.

 

The Warriors will begin Western Athletic Conference play on April 3 on the road against No. 42 Fresno State. UH will also play Idaho and Utah State at Fresno State. 

 

1. Ionut Beleleu/Sergey Avdeyev (UO) def. Dennis Lajola/Andreas Weber (UH) 8-5

2. Jeff Fitch/Leo Rosenberg (UH) def. Andrei Daescu/David Pultr (UO), 8-6

3. George Chanturia/Blake Boswell (UO) def. Sascha Heinemann/Craig Faulk (UH), 8-5

 

1. No. 75 Dennis Lajola (UH) vs. No. 94 Andrei Daescu (UO), 1-6, 6-2, 0-1, did not finish

2. Andreas Weber (UH) vs. David Pultr (UO), 6-3, 3-5, did not finish

3. Ionut Beleleu (UO) def. No. 84 Leo Rosenberg (UH), 6-1, 6-1

4. Sascha Heinemann (UH) vs. Sergey Avdeyev (UO), 0-6, 5-2, did not finish

5. George Chanturia (UO) def. Jeff Fitch (UH), 6-3, 6-4

6. Blake Boswell (UO) def. Philipp Eberhard (UH), 6-2, 6-1