Las Vegas, Nev. --
The University of Hawai`i men's tennis team were swept by No. 46 Wichita St., falling 4-0 on Sunday morning at the Fertitta Tennis Complex in Las Vegas, Nevada. In doubles play, No. 1 Carter Lam and Marcel Chan came close to defeating the nationally ranked Shocker duo, No. 25 Tin Ostojic and Tomislav Gregurovic, but eventually fell 6-4. The second pairing of Illijia Cuic and Guillermo de Vilchez topped Chas Okamoto and Felix Albert 6-3 to give the Shockers a 1-0 lead.
Wichita State would continue riding their momentum into singles play as they gained victories as UH's No. 4 Chan fell to Sergio de Vilchez 6-1, 6-2. No. 5 Joakim Pinola put up a great effort, but he too fell short against Shocker's Guillermo de Vilchez, 6-2, 6-2. It was up to the 'Bows Fabian Woehrl to keep UH's match hopes alive against Miroslav Herzan, but Woehrl would eventually fall in straight sets, 6-1, 6-4.
The Warriors will stay in Las Vegas, Nev. and face off against UNLV on Tuesday, March 17, at 11:00 a.m. PT.
No. 46 Wichita St. 4 Hawai`i 0
March 15, 2015
Fertitta Tennis Complex
Doubles Results (Order of finish: 2, 1)
1. No. 25 Tin Ostojic/Tomislav Gregurovic (WSU) def. Carter Lam/Marcel Chan (UH), 6-4
2. Illijia Cuic/Guillermo de Vilchez (WSU) def. Chas Okamoto/Felix Albert (UH), 6-3
3. Nils Schuhmaan/Joakim Pinola (UH) vs. Jocelyn Devilliers/Miroslav Herzan (WSU), 6-5 unfinished
Singles Results (Order of finish: 4, 5, 6)
1. Nils Schuhmann (UH) vs. #61 Tin Ostojic (WSU), 4-6, 0-1 unfinished
2. Chas Okamoto (UH) vs. Tomislav Gregurovic (WSU), 6-6 unfinished
3. Carter Lam (UH) vs. Illijia Cuic (WSU), 0-6, 2-3 unfinished
4. Sergio de Vilchez (WSU) def. Marcel Chan (UH), 6-2, 6-1
5. Guillermo de Vilchez (WSU) def. Joakim Pinola (UH), 6-2, 6-2
6. Miroslav Herzan (WSU) def. Fabian Woehrl (UH), 6-1, 6-4
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