Seven Wins for Netters on Day One

HONOLULU -- In the first round of the Hawaii Invitational Tuesday the BYU men’s tennis team had impressive showings against players from the University of Hawaii. The Cougars won seven-of-eight singles matches and three-of-four doubles matches against the Rainbow Warriors, who finished last season ranked No. 41 in the nation.

“We had dominant performances in the first round of tournament play,” BYU coach Brad Pearce said.

Seven players were able to secure victories in singles play. Junior Thomas Shubert defeated Andreas Weber, No. 119 in the ITA preseason rankings, in three sets. Roman Warias also forced his match to three sets before pulling out the win over Daniel Llarenas 4-6, 7-6, 6-0.

George Batrakov, Michael Eraso, Daniel Hwang, Cassidy Mears and Spencer Smith all defeated their respective Hawaii challengers in straight sets. Leo Rosenberg was the only Warrior to notch a victory against BYU, defeating junior Evan Urbina 6-3, 6-4.

In doubles action, the Cougars continued to control the matches. Smith and Urbina handily defeated their opponents 8-3 while Warias and Ricardo Campos earned an 8-4 win. Batrakov and Hwang also recorded a “W” by overcoming Philipp Eberhard and Craig Faulk 8-6.

Tournament play continues Wednesday at the UH Tennis Complex. First serve is at 10: 30 HT.

Singles
George Batrakov (BYU) def. Philipp Eberhard (UH) 6-0, 6-3
Michael Eraso (BYU) def. Chad Rubin (UH) 6-4, 6-4
Daniel Hwang (BYU) def. Craig Faulk (UH) 6-0, 6-0
Cassidy Mears (BYU) def. Jeremy Tweedt (UH) 6-3, 6-3
Thomas Shubert (BYU) def. Andreas Weber (UH) 6-1, 2-6, 7-5
Spencer Smith (BYU) def. Dmytro Kovalyov (UH) 6-0, 6-3
Leo Rosenberg (UH) def. Evan Urbina (BYU) 6-3, 6-4
Roman Warias (UH) def. Daniel Llarenas (UH) 4-6, 7-6, 6-0
Doubles
Weber/Rosenberg (UH) def. Mears/Shubert 8-3
Smith/Urbina (BYU) def. Tweedt/Llarenas (UH) 8-3
Batrakov/Hwang (BYU def. Eberhard/Faulk (UH) 8-6
Campos/Warias (BYU) def. Rubin/Kovalyov (UH) 8-4