Jan. 31, 2009

Stockton, Calif. - The Pacific men's tennis team opened their 2009 dual match season with a 5-2 loss to Fresno Pacific on Saturday, Jan. 31.

The loss dropped the Tigers to 0-1 on the season, while Fresno Pacific moved to 1-0.

Junior Renan Delsin (Santa Cruz da Conceicao,Brazil) and freshman Karl-Erik Paaro (Tallinn, Estonia) nabbed singles straight set victories for the Tigers. Paaro completed a 6-1. 7-6 (1) win over Mario Foelz, while Delsin upended Marime Adam, 7-5, 7-6 (3).

The Tigers return to action on Saturday, Feb. 7 as Pacific hosts BYU at 11 a.m. in the Hal Nelson Tennis Courts.

Men's Tennis Results
Fresno Pacific 5, Pacific 2
Jan. 31, 2009
Stockton, Calif. (Hal Nelson Tennis Courts)

Doubles - (Fresno Pacific wins doubles point, 2-1)
1. Vicente Joli / Alex Gonzalez (FP) def. Moritz Starke / Renan Delsin (PAC), 8-6
2. Artem Gramma / Ryan Kim (PAC) def. Maxime Adam / Marco Foelz (FP), 8-7 (2)
3. Fabio Silva / Nicolas Ermst (FP) def. Christian Kuehne / Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC), 8-4

Singles
1. Fabio Silva (FP) def. Mortitz Starke (PAC), 6-1, 6-3
2. Vicente Joli (FP) def. Artem Gramma (PAC), 6-7 (3), 7-6 (5), 1-0 (6)
3. Alex Gonzalez (FP) def. Vegerd Veskimagi (PAC), 6-0, 6-4
4. Renan Delsin (PAC) def. Maxime Adam (FP), 7-5, 7-6 (3)
5. Karl-Erik Paaro (PAC) def. Mario Foelz, 6-1 7-6 (1)
6. Jose Hilla (FP) def. Christian Kuehne (PAC), 6-3, 7-6 (9)