LAS VEGAS - The 11th-ranked UIndy men's tennis team led No. 15 Hawai'i at Hilo after doubles, but the Greyhounds failed to hang on in singles competition and dropped a 5-4 decision on Wednesday afternoon at the Darling Tennis Center.Â
Renato Lima and Andrea Morlet couldn't keep up with Hilo's No. 1 tandem of Vaclav Slezak and Alessandro Giuliato, falling 8-2. Magnus Mueller and Chrisoph Drechsler made quick work of Bruno Figlia and Alex Fillat Perez, however, to even the doubles score, allowing Nils Hoffacker and Dario Huber to earn the second point over Gregory Zukeran and Chun En Wu.Â
The Hounds tried to build on the 2-1 lead, but lost four of the six singles matches. No. 17 Slezak overcame a push by fifth-ranked Hoffacker in No. 1 singles, winning the final set 6-3 after Hoffacker rallied to even the scoring.Â
Lima and Huber each fell in straight sets, before No. 20 Drechsler earned a tightly-contest match over Arturo Dell'Eva, 7-5, 7-6. Matej Kostadinov also won a close three-setter to even the team scoring at four apiece, leaving it to No. 34 Magnus Mueller to get the win in No. 4 singles. After winning the first set 6-2, Mueller fell 6-4 and 6-3 in the final two sets, respectively.Â
Compete results can be found below.
| Singles competition |
| 1. #17 Vaclav Slezak (UHH-MT) def. #5 Nils Hoffacker (UINDY18) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 2. Alessandro Giuliato (UHH-MT) def. Renato Lima (UINDY18) 6-3, 6-2 |
| 3. Chun En Wu (UHH-MT) def. #45 Dario Huber (UINDY18) 7-5, 6-3 |
| 4. Alex Fillat Perez (UHH-MT) def. #34 Magnus Mueller (UINDY18) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 5. #20 Christoph Drechsler (UINDY18) def. Arturo Dell'Eva (UHH-MT) 7-5, 7-6 |
6. Matej Kostadinov (UINDY18) def. Gregory Zukeran (UHH-MT) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
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The Hounds conclude their spring trip tomorrow afternoon at 12:30 p.m. against No. 23 St. Mary's.
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