LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The No. 41 University of Hawai‘i men’s tennis team concluded its four-match Las Vegas road trip with a tight 4-3 loss to No. 69 Oklahoma State at the Fertitta Tennis Complex, states a UH press release.
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The No. 41 University of Hawai‘i men’s tennis team concluded its four-match Las Vegas road trip with a tight 4-3 loss to No. 69 Oklahoma State at the Fertitta Tennis Complex, states a UH press release.
The Rainbow Warriors dropped to 7-5 on the year with all five losses coming against ranked squads on the road.
The two teams last met in the first round of the 2009 NCAA Tournament as Hawai‘i gained their first-ever NCAA win with a 4-3 decision. But in this year’s rematch, the Cowboys (4-4) got the better of UH.
UH picked up an impressive point in doubles — the fourth time in 12 matches this year they have done so — to start the day. Andreas Weber and Philipp Eberhard led the way. The German duo completed a UH doubles sweep with an 8-6 upset of No. 12 Aleksey Bessonov and Oleksandr Nedovyesov.
Oklahoma State, however, recovered in singles action, taking four of six contests. UH’s two wins came from Leo Rosenberg and Dmytro Kovalyov.
Rosenberg improved his singles record to a perfect 12-0 after a 6-3, 6-1 straight-set win over Ilija Martinoski. Kovalyov picked up his third singles win in a row by outlasting Maxi Kuhn, 6-7, 7-5, 6-4.
UH dropped the other four matchups with Dennis Lajola and Weber both suffering tough, three-set losses at the top two courts.
UH now returns to Honolulu to host its first home match in nearly two months when they square off with No. 14 Louisville on Wednesday.
First serve is 3 p.m. at the UH Tennis Complex.
