March 17, 2005

HONOLULU, Hawai'i - Only one point was scored between both Utah State's men's and women's tennis teams as they fell to Hawai'i Wednesday afternoon. Brad Ferguson scored the lone point, taking the No. 4 spot against Chad Faulk 7-6, 6-3.

For the men, Dantley Young played hard at the No. 5 spot and took it to three sets, before loosing in the third set 7-5, 4-6, 7-6, (8). The rest of the matches for the men were decided in two sets. The men fell to 5-11 with the loss.

For the women, Jill Smith took the No. 2 spot to a super tie breaker before loosing 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8). The women now hold a 4-6 record.

The Aggies played their final match in Hawai'i on Thursday against Hawai'i Pacific in Honolulu. The Aggies will be in action again at home on Sunday when the women will take on Air Force at 1 p.m.

Women's Results
Hawai`i 7, Utah State, 0
Singles
1. Lauren Fitzgerald (UH) def. Lindsey Bennion 6-3, 6-1
2. Sylvia Jaros (UH) def. Jill Smith 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (10-8)
3. Justine Boutet (UH) def. Carolyn Stephens  6-1, 6-2
4. Paige Mainor(UH) def. Andrea Barker  7-5, 6-3
5. Kimberly Curtis(UH) def. Lauren Monson  6-1, 6-3
6. Kana Aikawa (UH) def. Erin Manning  6-3, 6-3
Doubles
1. Fitzgerald/Jaros (UH) def. Bennion/Stephens  8-2
2. Bihag/Curtis (UH) def. Courtney Anderson/Barker  8-5
3. Aikawa/Boutet (UH) def. Monson/Smith 8-5

Men's Results
Hawai`i 6, Utah State 1
Singles
1. Dalibor Ptak (UH) def. Joao Pinho 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
2. Bryon Weinberg (UH) def. Hannes Schenk 6-4, 6-3
3. Ryan Sceats(UH) def. Rashan Rasekhi 6-2, 6-1
4. Brad Ferguson (USU) def. Chad Faulk, 7-6, 6-3
5. Derrick Lajola(UH) def. Dantley Young  7-5, 4-6, 7-6, (8)
6. Yasuo Sakurai (UH) def. Jonas Tyden 6-2, 6-2
Doubles
1. Ptak/Lajola (UH) def. Rinho/Rasekhi 8-5
2. Sceats/Jarrod Diepraam (UH) def. Tyden/Banks  8-1
3. Weinberg/Faulk (UH) def. Schenk/Ferguson (8-3)