SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Despite a pair of wins at the top of the table from
Philip Holbrook, the Sonoma State men's tennis team dropped their Pacific West Conference Championship opener to BYU-Hawaii on Thursday, 5-2. Seeded sixth in the tournament, the Seawolves will continue play on Friday morning against No. 7 Hawaii-Hilo.
The Seawolves got out to a promising start as Holbrook and
Noah Lee earned an 8-6 win over the nation's 20th-ranked doubles team of Martin Chojnacki and Yevhen Zakharov. The matches at No. 2 and No. 3 were close as well, with BYUH prevailing by scores of 8-5 and 8-3.
Holbrook's impressive day continued with a 6-0, 6-0 performance againt Chojnacki at No. 1 singles. Chojnacki entered the match ranked 39th in the nation.
Though close matches were contested up and down the line, narrow wins at No. 3 against
Blaine Mengert (6-3, 7-6 [7-5]) and at No. 6 against
Vincent Paganetti (6-2, 7-5) allowed the Seasiders to clinch the match.
Friday's match against the Vulcans is set for a 9:00 am start.
#17 BYU-Hawaii 5, Sonoma State 2
SINGLES
1. Philip Holbrook (SSU) def. #39 Chojnacki, Martin (BYUH-M) 6-0, 6-0
2. Zakharov, Yevhen (BYUH-M) vs. Noah Lee (SSU) unfinished
3. Karmadzhe, Ibrahim (BYUH-M) def. Blaine Mengert (SSU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Lee, Wei-Feng (BYUH-M) def. Daniel Holz (SSU) 6-2, 6-2
5. De Hoyas, Taylor (BYUH-M) vs. Garret Gooch (SSU) unfinished
6. Dai, Peng (BYUH-M) def. Vincent Paganetti (SSU) 6-2, 7-5
DOUBLES
1. Philip Holbrook/Noah Lee (SSU) def. #20 Zakharov, Yevhen/Chojnacki, Martin (BYUH-M) 8-6
2. Lee, Wei-Feng/Dai, Peng (BYUH-M) def. Blaine Mengert/Logan Liddell (SSU) 8-5
3. Karmadzhe, Ibrahim/Pate, Colton (BYUH-M) def. Sullivan Roche/Matt Weeber (SSU) 8-3
Match Notes:
Sonoma State 4-14; Regional ranking #7
BYU-Hawaii 15-8; National ranking #17; Regional ranking #4 Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles ()
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