Oct. 22, 2004
MALIBU, Calif. - San Diego State men's tennis enjoyed a perfect day in singles action during first round play of the Wilson/ITA Western Regional Tennis Championships at Pepperdine University, sweeping all five opening round matches.
Junior Dontia Haynes defeated Kevin Borzenski of Pepperdine by a final tally of 6-2, 6-4. Fellow junior Benedikt Stronk recorded a round of 64 win over UC Santa Barbara's Leo Basilia, 7-5, 6-3.
Senior Armando Carrascosa and sophomores Markus Dickhardt and Christian Groh all were victorious at the annual event. Carrascosa defeated the tournament's No. 7 seed and No. 52 ranked player from UCLA Kris Kwinta (6-2, 6-0), Dickhardt was a straight sets winner over the ninth seed Johnathan Kinsella of Arizona State (7-6, 6-4), and Groh finished off San Diego's Matt Ozurovich in three sets by a score of 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.
In doubles action, Eugenio Romero-Wendlandt and Carrascosa lost in the first round to Southern California's Van't Hof/Wright, 9-7.
In the second round, the teams of Dickhardt/Haynes and Groh/Stronk both defeated a pair of teams from Loyola Marymount by the same score. Dickhardt/Haynes defeated Cinenas/Raja and Groh/Stronk beat Malet/Phillips both by a score of 8-5.
Singles second round action begins Friday at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Third round doubles action starts at 4 p.m. in Malibu, Calif.
Singles
First Round, Round of 64
Dontia Haynes (SDSU) def. Kevin Borzenski (Pepp.), 6-2, 6-4
Benedikt Stronk (SDSU) def. Leo Basilia (UCSB), 7-5, 6-3
Armando Carrascosa (SDSU) def. Kris Kwinta (UCLA), 6-2, 6-0
Markus Dickhardt (SDSU) def. Johnathan Kinsella (ASU), 7-6, 6-4
Christian Groh (SDSU) def. Matt Ozurovich (USD), 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
First Round
Van't Hof/Wright (USC) def. Carrascosa/Romero-Wendlandt (SDSU), 9-7
Second Round
Dickhardt/Haynes (SDSU) def. Cicenas/Raja (LMU), 8-5
Groh/Stronk (SDSU) def. Malet/Phillips (LMU), 8-5