Feb. 1, 2000
SAN DIEGO - For the second time in as many matches, the San Diego State men's tennis team came up just short of its first dual match victory, this time falling to Pacific, 4-3, at SDSU's East Courts Sunday. The Aztecs (0-3, 0-1 Mtn. West), dropped their home and Mountain West Conference opener to BYU in similar fashion on Thursday.
The match was as close as they come, with four of the five single positions being decided in three sets, including all three UOP victories. Both Tiger wins in doubles also came by razor thin, 9-8, margins.
Freshman Oliver Maiberger combined with junior Adam Webster to give SDSU its first doubles victory in dual match play with an 8-5 win to open the contest. However, the Aztecs were unable to capture their first doubles point of the 2000 campaign as the teams of Dan Castro/Travis Hasson and Shawn Haitt/Sean Walker both dropped a 9-8 pro sets.
The Doubles point proved to be the difference in the match as the two teams split the six singles positions. Maiberger improved to 2-0 on the season, defeating Dietrich Hang at No. 1 7-5, 6-2 for his first win in the Aztecs' top spot. Hasson also remained unbeaten in dual match play with a 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 over Niklas Larsson at No. 3. SDSU's third and final point of the match came from senior Blair O'Hara, a 6-3, 6-2 winner over Christian Pantner at No. 6.
San Diego State returns to action on Feb. 10, when the Aztecs travel to Santa Clara to meet the Broncos.
Men's College Tennis
Pacific at San Diego State
SDSU East Courts
Jan. 30, 2000
Final Score
Pacific 4SDSU 3
Singles
No. 1 Oliver Maiberger (SDSU) def. Dietrich Hang (UOP) 7-5, 6-2No. 2 Tobias Abrahamsson (UOP) def. Adam Webster (SDSU) 6-2, 6-7, 7-5No. 3 Travis Hasson (SDSU) def. Niklas Larsson (UOP) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0No. 4 Thomas Guilloteau (UOP def. Dan Castro (SDSU) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5No. 5 Christian Kauth (UOP) def. Gabe Corren (SDSU) 2-6, 6-0, 6-1No. 6 Blair O'Hara (SDSU) def. Christian Pantner (UOP) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles (UOP wins doubles point, 2-1)
No. 1 Maiberger/Webster (SDSU) def. Abrahamsson/Larsson (UOP) 8-5No. 2 Guilloteau/Kauth (UOP) def. Castro/Hasson (SDSU) 9-8No. 3 Hang/Greg Rietsch (UOP) def. Shawn Haitt/Sean Walker (SDSU) 9-8