Washington U. Men's Tennis Falls to No. 5 Hawaii Pacific

Honolulu, Hawaii, March 16, 2013 – The No. 16 ranked Washington University in St. Louis men’s tennis team suffered a 9-0 loss at NCAA Division II No. 5 ranked Hawaii Pacific University Friday afternoon in Honolulu, Hawaii. The loss for the Bears dropped their overall record to 3-5.

Match-by-Match Results:
Singles:
1. #8 Petr Michnev (HAWAII) def. #3 Adam Putterman (WASHUM) 6-4, 6-2
2. Jaume Martinez-Vich (HAWAII) def. Tim Noack (WASHUM) 6-3, 6-1
3. Gerald Moretti (HAWAII) def. Tyler Kratky (WASHUM) 6-1, 6-2
4. Max Hertl (HAWAII) def. Kareem Farah (WASHUM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Maxime Halflants (HAWAII) def. Naveen Chadalavada (WASHUM) 6-1, 6-3
6. Yann Renault (HAWAII) def. Kevin Chu (WASHUM) 6-7 (9-11), 6-3, 10-7

Doubles
1. Gerald Moretti/Petr Michnev (HAWAII) def. Adam Putterman/Josh Cogan (WASHUM) 9-8
2. Adriano Locorotondo/Yann Renault (HAWAII) def. Tyler Kratky/Kareem Farah (WASHUM) 8-5
3. Jaume Martinez-Vich/Max Hertl (HAWAII) def. Naveen Chadalavada/Eric Zishka (WASHUM) 8-2

Notes:
• The Bears have played all eight matches against teams ranked in the top-50.

Up Next:
Washington University wraps up its Spring Break trip to Hawaii Saturday, March 16, against No. 26 ranked Whittier College. The match is scheduled to begin at Noon (HST).