DENVER – Hawaii Pacific pushed its unbeaten streak to 12 matches Monday as the second-ranked Sharks swept No. 12 Midwestern State, 9-0, in a neutral site meeting at the Regency Athletic Complex.
Hawaii Pacific (12-0) began with an 8-2 win at No. 1 doubles with Thibaud Berland and Alexander Meyer defeating the 20th-ranked duo of
Kyle Davidson and
Ramon Toyos to put the Sharks in front early. HPU followed with 8-6 wins on courts two and three for the doubles sweep.
The Sharks earned five straight-set singles wins over Midwestern State (6-4) while Jakub Hadrava rallied from a first set loss to defeat
Dillon Pineda in a super tiebreaker on court five to complete the sweep.
No. 6 Berland opened up singles with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over 27th-ranked Davidson on court one before Torben Otto recorded a 7-6 (4), 6-2 win over
Radu Popa at No. 4 singles to clinch the match for the Sharks.
Midwestern State closes out its Denver road trip tomorrow at 3 p.m. as the Mustangs take on host Metro State.
No. 2 Hawaii Pacific 9, No. 12 Midwestern State 0
Mar. 21, 2016 at Denver, Colo. (Regency Athletic Complex)
Singles Competition
1. No. 6 Thibaud Berland (HPU) def. No. 27
Kyle Davidson (MSU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Alexander Meyer (HPU) def. No. 39
Ramon Toyos (MSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Filip Dolezel (HPU) def.
Chris Norrie (MSU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
4. Torben Otto (HPU) def.
Radu Popa (MSU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
5. Jakub Hadrava (HPU) def.
Dillon Pineda (MSU) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4)
6. Clemens Graute (HPU) def.
Benjamin Neander (MSU) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Competition
1. Thibaud Berland/Alexander Meyer (HPU) def. No. 20
Kyle Davidson/
Ramon Toyos (MSU) 8-2
2. Jaume Martinez-Vich/Filip Dolezel (HPU) def.
Zack Santagate/
Dillon Pineda (MSU) 8-6
3. Torben Otto/Jakub Hadrava (HPU) def.
Chris Norrie/
Radu Popa (MSU) 8-6
Match Notes:
Midwestern State 6-4; National ranking #12
Hawaii Pacific 12-0; National ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (1,4,2,3,5,6)
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