Hawai'i Hilo Vulcans Athletics

Freshman tennis player Martin Soukal had a good week at the Pacific West Conference Tennis Championships, and for that matter, a good year. While at the tournament in Surprise, Arizona, the Czech Republic native was named the PacWest Freshman of the Year, thanks in part to his 13-1 singles record on the season and his 13-3 doubles mark. In Surprise, Soukal won all three of his singles matches as the Vulcans reached the title match. The 6-foot-5 rookie defeated Leyton Bohren of Azusa Pacific in a tense match, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-3), and also stopped Hawai`i Pacific's Benjamin Loccisano, 7-6 (7-2), 6-2. In doubles, he teamed with Vaclav Slezak to top the nationally ranked APU team of Jakob Schnaitter and Jesse Haas, 6-3. Soukal and his teammates now await the announcement of the NCAA regional tournament field, which the Vulcans hope to host, May 13 or 14.