Jan. 31, 2010
STANFORD, Calif. - San Diego State received singles victories by Juan Gomez and Luis Rattenhuber but it was not enough as the Aztecs lost to UNC Wilmington, 5-2, at the 2010 ITA Division I Men's Team Indoor Qualifier hosted by the University of Stanford on Saturday.
Gomez, ranked 114th nationally, improved to 3-0 in the spring season with a three-set victory at No. 3 singles. Rattenhuber recorded a straight-set win at number six singles.
The Aztecs (0-3) return to San Diego for their home opener against UC Irvine on Friday at the Aztecs Tennis Center. Match time is set for 3 p.m. PT.
No. 57 UNC Wilmington 5, No. 44 San Diego State 2
DOUBLES
1) Pereira/Ybarra (UNCW) d. Ceban/Gomez (SDSU) 8-52) No. 58 Hirsh/Sharma (UNCW) d. Luis Rattenhuber/Vaglietti (SDSU) 8-63) Feliz/Schulz van Endert (SDSU) vs. Blank/Ziamtsou (UNCW) 5-5, susp.Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1) Michael Pereira (UNCW) d. Giovanni Vaglietti (SDSU) 6-7, 6-2, 7-6 (4)2) Illia Ziamtsou (UNCW) d. Andre Feliz (SDSU) 7-6, 2-6, 6-03) No. 114 Juan Gomez (SDSU) d. Kinshuk Sharma (UNCW) 6-3, 6-7, 6-14) Ryan Ybarra (UNCW) d. Jakob Kowalski (SDSU) 6-7, 6-4, 6-25) Kosta Blank (UNCW) d. Tim Schulz van Endert (SDSU) 6-1, 6-36) Luis Rattenhuber (SDSU) d. Max Ando Hirsh (UNCW) 6-1, 6-4Order of Finish: 6, 5, 3, 4, 2, 1