FRESNO, Calif. - After easily capturing all three doubles matches against 5th-ranked Cal Baptist, the Sunbird men's tennis team fended off a spirited comeback by the Lancers to win 7-2 at the Haak Tennis Center.  Jose Hilla's 6-0, 6-1 victory at No. 6 singles over Cal Baptist's Rekhi Little, put the Sunbirds ahead 4-0.  Needing just one win in the final five singles matches, the Sunbirds battled in several three set matches before pulling away.  Fabio Silva's three set win at No. 1 singles was the clincher.

Fresno Pacific (3-0, 1-0 GSAC) heads to southern California to face Biola (0-2, 0-1 GSAC) on Tuesday, February 17th.

Box Score

Fresno Pacific (2) def. Cal Baptist (5) 7-2

February 14, 2009 – Haak Tennis Center, Fresno, CA

Doubles:

1. Alex Gonzalez/Vicente Joli (FPU) def. Alessandro Ventre/Carlos Lima (CB)  8-4

2. Maxime Adam/Marco Foelz (FPU) def. Oliver Andrzjczuk/Martin Vaisse (CB) 8-4

3. Nicolas Ernst/Fabio Silva (FPU) def. Lucas Pereira/Gabor Toth (CB) 8-1

FPU leads 3-0 after doubles - Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

Singles:

1. Fabio Silva (FPU) def. Alessandro Ventre (CB) 7-6(1), 0-6, 6-1

2. Carlos Lima (CB) def. Vicente Joli (FPU) 7-5, 6-3

3. Alex Gonzalez (FPU) def. Lucas Pereira (CB) 4-6, 6-1, 6-0

4. Maxime Adam (FPU) def. Oliver Andrzjczuk (CB) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3

5. Martin Vaisse (CB) def. Marco Foelz (FPU) 5-7, 6-2, (10-4)

6. Jose Hilla (FPU) def. Rekhi Little (CB) 6-0, 6-1

* Denotes clinching match – Order of finish: 6, 1*, 2, 3, 5, 4

 Records: Fresno Pacific: (3-0 overall, 1-0 GSAC)