STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 40 University of Hawai`i men's tennis team lost its second match of the year with 6-1 setback to No. 9 Stanford Saturday at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium. The Rainbow Warriors dropped to 5-2 on the year with both losses coming against top ten squads.  

 

A week after falling to No. 4 UCLA on the road, the Rainbow Warriors again fell short against one of the elite programs in the nation. The Cardinal (4-0) won five of singles matchups and swept UH in doubles competition.

 

UH's lone point came at the No. 4 court where Leo Rosenberg took down Richard Wire 6-2, 6-2. Rosenberg improved his singles record to a perfect 6-0 in dual matches this season. Meanwhile Dennis Lajola and Andreas Weber lost their first singles matches of the year, both to ranked opponents. Lajola lost to No. 54 Bradley Klahn 6-4, 6-3, while Weber lost to No. 37 Alex Clayton 6-4, 6-4.

 

UH will next face its fourth ranked squad in the last five matches when it plays at No. 37 California Sunday, Feb. 7 at 1:00 p.m. PT (11:00 HT).

 

1. Richard Wire/Alex Clayton (Stan) def. Dennis Lajola/Jeremy Tweedt(UH), 8-1

2. Matt Kandath/Denis Lin (Stan) def. Leo Rosenberg/Daniel Llarenas (UH), 8-0

3. Greg Hirshman/Walker Kehrer (Stan) def. Andreas Weber/Craig Faulk (UH) 8-2

 

1. No. 54 Bradley Klahn (Stan) defeat Dennis Lajola (UH) 6-4, 6-3

2. No. 37 Alex Clayton (Stan) def. Andreas Weber (UH) 6-4, 6-4

3. Ryan Thacher (Stan) def. Jeremy Tweedt (UH) 5-7, 6-3, 6-0

4. Leo Rosenberg (UH) def. Richard Wire (UH) 6-2, 6-2

5. Matt Kandath (Stan) def. Philipp Eberhard (UH) 6-3, 7-6 (5)

6. Denis Lin (Stan) def. Daniel Llarenas (UH) 6-3, 6-1