FRESNO, Calif.--UH Hilo grabbed a pair of men's tennis victories on Monday over Pacific West Conference foe Holy Names in two neutral site contests at the Cooper River Tennis Centre in Fresno.
The Vulcans improved to 5-8 with the back-to-back wins, while Holy Names dropped to 2-9 on the season. UHH will remain in Fresno to take on Colorado Mesa on Tuesday at the Haak Tennis Complex on Fresno Pacific's campus.
UH Hilo claimed the first match 7-0 and won the second 6-1. Martin Soukal improved to 10-2 at No. 1 singles with a pair of wins, and Luca Matheiowetz moved to 9-2 on the season with a win on court three and another on court four.
UH Hilo 7, Holy Names 0 (first match)
Cooper River Tennis Centre, Fresno, Calif.
Singles competition
1. #11 M Soukal (UHH) def. R. Bhatia (HNU), 6-1, 6-3.
2. A Demichelis (UHH) def. E Greco (HNU), 6-3, 6-4.
3. L Checchia (UHH) def. E Driss (HNU), 6-2, 6-4.
4. L Matheiowetz (UHH) def. M Alviz (HNU), 6-4, 6-1.
5. J Liu (UHH) def. A De Simon (HNU), 6-1, 7-6 (7-3).
6. R Sowa (UHH) def. R Perez (HNU), 6-1, 7-5.
Singles order of finish: 1-2-4-3-6-5
Doubles competition
1. Soukal/Demichelis (UHH) def. Bhatia/Greco (HNU), 6-2.
2. Liu/Matheiowetz (UHH) def. Driss/Alviz (HNU), 6-0.
3. Checchia/L Hamano (UHH) vs. De Simon/Perez (HNU), 4-4, UNF
Doubles order of finish: 2-1
UH Hilo 6, Holy Names 1 (second match)
Singles competition
1. #11 M Soukal (UHH) def. R. Bhatia (HNU), 6-1, 6-2.
2. A Demichelis (UHH) def. E Greco (HNU), 6-1, 6-0.
3. L Matheiowetz (UHH) def. E Driss (HNU), 6-0, 6-0.
4. L Checchia (UHH) def. M Alviz (HNU), 6-0, 6-3.
5. J Liu (UHH) def. A De Simon (HNU), 6-0, 6-2.
6. R Perez (HNU) def. L Hamano (UHH), 6-1, 3-6, 10-7.
Singles order of finish: 1-2-3-5-4-6
Doubles competition
1. Soukal/Demichelis (UHH) def. Bhatia/Greco (HNU), 6-1.
2. Liu/Matheiowetz (UHH) vs. Driss/Alviz (HNU), 6-6, UNF.
3. Checchia/Hamano (UHH) def. De Simon/Perez (HNU), 7-6 (7-3)
Doubles order of finish: 1-3
Records: UH Hilo 5-8, Holy Names 2-9