SURPRISE, Ariz. – The Fresno Pacific men's tennis team competed in its first PacWest Tournament match on Thursday, falling 4-1 to the top-overall seed Hawaii Pacific.
 
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"The guys played one of the best teams in Division II today, and we gave them a good fight. We were even able to take the No. 2 spot from them, which was a big accomplishment for us, as well as getting close to taking as set at position one. The entire team played really well and have seen huge growth from the beginning of the year to now." – head coach George Rodriguez
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Sharks were able to steal the doubles point after taking both the No. 2 and 3 matches 6-2.
• Martin Ramirez was able to put the Sunbirds on the board after winning his No. 2 singles match 6-4, 6-1.
• HPU was able to take the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 matches to get the 4-1 win.
• After dropping the first set 6-1, Ben Cronau was tied 5-5 in the second set in the No. 1 match, which was forced to go unfinished.

 
UP NEXT
 
The Blue and Orange will take on No. 5 seed Concordia on Friday at 9 a.m. in the consolation round.
 
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