SAN DIEGO, Calif.—The No. 11 nationally ranked Hawai`i Hilo men's tennis team swept doubles play and then survived a split in singles action for a 6-3 victory over a strong Point Loma team on Friday afternoon at the PLNU Tennis Courts.
The win was UH Hilo's 11
th straight, and it puts a cap on a three-week long road trip. The Vulcans will now rest and prepare for the Pacific West Conference Championships, to be held April 18-21 in Surprise, Arizona.
Alessandro Giuliato,
Alex Fillat Perez and
Chun En Wu were double winners on the day to help the Vulcans to victory. Giuliato made quick work of Brendon Millington on court two (6-1, 6-1) to improve to 14-1 on the season. He also teamed with
Vaclav Slezak at No. 1 doubles for an easy win, 8-2.
Fillat Perez took the opposite road with two taxing wins. He outlasted Jack Alston at No. 4 singles by the count of 6-2, 4-6, 10-7, and with
Bruno Figlia won at No. 2 doubles, 8-6. Wu won at No. 3 singles (6-0, 6-3) and at No. 3 doubles with
Gregory Zukeran, 8-4.
While the Vulcans swept doubles action, the Sea Lions' Thomas Dafcik earned an upset victory over No. 20 nationally ranked Slezak at No. 1 singles, 6-4, 6-3. Dafcik is now 13-3 on the season.
Arturo Dell'Eva lost for only the fourth time this season (9-4) on No. 5 singles to Tim Soderman (6-3, 6-3) and
Stefan Coney fell to Ben Smith in three sets on court six, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
The Vulcans now have a long time to mend and rest for the PacWest Championships, where they are expected to have earned the No. 1 seed.
#11 Hawai`i Hilo 6, #49 Point Loma 3
Friday, March 30, 2018, PLNU Tennis Courts
Singles
- Thomas Dafcik (PL) def. #20 Vaclav Slezak (UHH), 6-4, 6-3.
- Alessandro Giuliato (UHH) def. Brendon Millington (PL), 6-1, 6-1.
- Chun En Wu (UHH) def. CJ Erion (PL), 6-0, 6-3.
- Alex Fillat Perez (UHH) def. Jack Alston (PL), 6-2, 4-6, 10-7.
- Tim Soderman (PL) def. Arturo Dell'eva (UHH), 6-3, 6-3.
- Ben Smit (PL) def. Stefan Coney (UHH), 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.
Doubles
- #38 Slezak\Giuliato (UHH) def. Millington/Alston (PL), 8-2.
- Fillat Perez\Bruno Figlia (UHH) def. Yuki Okamoto/Dafcik (PL), 8-6.
- Zukeran\Wu (UHH) def. Erion/Alston (PL), 8-4.
Season Records: Hawai`i Hilo 14-1, Point Loma 11-6
