'Bows win third straight WAC tennis title
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The University of Hawai'i men's tennis team rallied to win its third straight Western Athletic Conference title today, beating host Fresno State, 4-3.
Tied at 3-3, the only match left was at No. 4 singles between UH's Jeremy Tweedt and Fresno State's Tejesvi Veerepalli. Veerepalli led 4-1 in the decisive third set, but Tweedt rallied to win 6-4 to give the Rainbow Warriors (12-7) their third title and a berth to the NCAA Tournament.
Hawai'i 4, Fresno State 3
Doubles
Remi Boutillier/Rikus de Villiers (FS) def. Phillipp Eberhard/Andreas Weber (UH) 8-2
Dennis Lajola/Daniel Llarenas (UH) def. Taylor Leiby/Mirko Zapletal (FS) 8-3
Leo Rosenberg/Jeremy Tweedt (UH) def. Tejesvi Veerepalli/Siddharth Alapati (FS) 8-6
Singles
Dennis Lajola (UH) def. Mirko Zapletal (FS) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)
Rikus de Villiers (FS) def. Andreas Weber (UH) 6-3, 6-0
Leo Rosenberg (UH) def. Remi Boutillier (FS) 6-4, 6-3
Jeremy Tweedt (UH) def. Tejesvi Veerepalli (FS) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
David Ayoun (FS) def. Phillipp Eberhard (UH) 6-3, 6-2
Siddharth Alapati (FS) def. Dmytro Kovalyov (UH) 6-1, 6-3
WAC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
Doubles
James Meredith/Jeff Mullen, Boise State
Remi Boutillier/Rikus de Villiers, Fresno State
Philipp Eberhard/Andreas Weber, Hawai'i
Singles
Vicente Joli, Boise State
James Meredith, Boise State
Remi Boutillier, Fresno State
Mirko Zapletal, Fresno State
Dennis Lajola, Hawai'i
Leo Rosenberg, Hawai'i