Men's Tennis
2/14/2008 - Royals Hold Off Panthers
Fullerton, CA- Hope International spent Valentine’s Day afternoon knocking off Chapman in a non-conference match, 5-4. The teams split their singles matches while the Royals won two of three doubles matches.
Freshman Johan Weich remains undefeated in singles play.
The Royals improved to 2-1 while the Panthers dropped to 0-2.
Hope International 5, Chapman 4
Singles
1. Clifford Yook (CU) def. Rajko Mladenovic (HIU) 2-0 (6-7, 4-6)
2. Marko Kustudija (HIU) def. Tyler Martin (CU) 2-0 (6-2, 6-2)
3. Johan Weich (HIU) def. Leland Buttle (CU) 2-0 (6-4, 6-1)
4. Wesley Nomi (CU) def. Felix Haufe (HIU) 2-0 (7-5, 6-0)
5. Joey Nedelisky (HIU) def. Peter Ianello (CU) 2-0 (7-5, 6-4)
6. Scott Fong (CU) def. Brett Harvey (HIU) 2-0 (6-0, 6-0)
Doubles
1. Haufe/Weich (HIU) def. Nomi/Yook (CU) 8-4
2. Mladenovic/Kustudija (HIU) def. Buttle/Martin (CU) 8-5
3. Ianello/Fong (CU) def. Harvey/Perris Rowan (HIU) 8-3
The Royals return to action on Saturday as they open Golden State Athletic Conference play against Concordia. The match is scheduled for first serves at 10 am on the Cal State Fullerton courts.