#12 Azusa Pacific 9, Sonoma State 0

GLENDALE, Ariz.  --  The Sonoma State men's tennis team opened up their weekend in the Valley of the Sun on Friday morning with a 9-0 defeat at the hands of No. 12 Azusa Pacific.  The Seawolves battled, but had no answers for the Cougars, the second-highest ranked west region team in the ITA polls. 

The closest contest in doubles came at the No. 3 spot, where Seth Hein and Jimmy Manning were defeated 8-4.  Azusa Pacific rolled to 8-1 and 8-2 victories at the top two spots.

In singles play, Robert Henry made things interesting with a 7-6 opening set victory before he was forced to retire in the second set.  His effort at No. 4 would be as close as Sonoma would get.  Both Philip Holbrook (No. 2) and Logan Liddell (No. 5) took five games off their opponents.

Standing in against the seventh-ranked singles individual in the country, Jan Meyer, Sonoma's Matt Roberts did admirably, taking two games in the first set before succumbing 6-2, 6-0.

The Seawolves are back in action in action later this afternoon when they take on Point Loma Nazarene.


#12 Azusa Pacific 9, Sonoma State 0
Feb 14, 2014 at Glendale, AZ

Singles competition

1. #7 Jan Meyer (APU-MT) def. Matt Roberts (SSU) 6-2, 6-0

2. Frederik Wilkens (APU-MT) def. Philip Holbrook (SSU) 6-2, 6-3

3. Alan Leahy (APU-MT) def. Daniel Holz (SSU) 6-1, 6-2

4. Gary Yam (APU-MT) def. Robert Henry (SSU) 6-7, 2-1, retired

5. Pascal Engel (APU-MT) def. Logan Liddell (SSU) 6-1, 6-4

6. Tomas Aranguiz (APU-MT) def. Vincent Paganetti (SSU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition

1. Jan Meyer/Pascal Engel (APU-MT) def. Matt Roberts/Philip Holbrook (SSU) 8-1

2. Frederik Wilkens/Tomas Aranguiz (APU-MT) def. Logan Liddell/Robert Henry (SSU) 8-2

3. Alan Leahy/Gary Yam (APU-MT) def. Seth Hein/Jimmy Manning (SSU) 8-4

Match Notes

Sonoma State 0-3

Azusa Pacific 5-0; National ranking #12

Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,2,3,4,5,6)

T-3:20 A-17