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John Horoz Garmer

Men's Tennis

Tigers Fight Hard in Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. – The Pacific men's tennis team (1-10) participated in the Pacific Central Valley Championship at Fresno State, falling to Wichita State in the quarterfinal round and Hawaii in the consolation bracket.
 
Wichita State 4, Pacific 0
  • Nathan Hampton showed resilience on three with a 6-1 win in the second set after dropping the first 4-6 in a hard-fought contest.
  • John Horoz Garner took advantage on two with a 6-4 win, then found himself close to the win at 5-3 when the match concluded unfinished. 
Singles
El Sallaly (PAC) vs. Dellien (WSU) 1-6, 2-6
Horoz Garner (PAC) vs. Laatinovic (WSU) 6-4, 5-3 (unf)
Hampton (PAC) vs. Ovil (WSU) 4-6, 6-1, 1-2 (unf)
McCaig (PAC) vs. Frosa (WSU) 2-6, 1-6
Kobayashi (PAC) vs. Richards (WSU) 2-6, 4-6
Saini (PAC) vs. Lo (WSU) 1-6, 3-6

Hawaii 7, Pacific 0
  • Freshman duo Manroop Saini and Coby McCaig brought their match to 3-3 before having it concluded unfinished.
  • Hampton and Horoz Garner battled on two in doubles, coming close to the win at 4-6.
  • Akram El Sallaly came back to force a third set on one with a 6-2 win in set two.
  • Hampton battled in a tough second set on three in singles play, falling 6-7.
Doubles
El Sallaly/Kobayashi (PAC) vs. Iligan/ L. Labrunie (HAW) 1-6
Hampton/Horoz Garner (PAC) vs. Seric/A. Labrunie (HAW) 4-6
Saini/McCaig (PAC) vs. Hau-Lu/Alves (HAW) 3-3 (unf) 
 
Singles
El Sallaly (PAC) vs. Iligan (HAW)    4-6, 6-2, 1-2
Horoz Garner (PAC) vs. L. Labrunie (HAW) 4-6, 4-6
Hampton (PAC) vs. Seric (HAW) 4-6, 6-7
McCaig (PAC) vs. A. Labrunie (HAW) 3-6, 2-6
Kobayashi (PAC) vs. Alves (HAW) 4-6, 4-6
Saini (PAC) vs. Martins (HAW) 4-6, 0-6, 1-2 (unf)

Up Next:
  • Pacific will return home to start West Coast Conference play with a March 7 match at 11:00 a.m. against San Diego at the Eve Zimmerman Tennis Center.
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Players Mentioned

Akram El Sallaly

Akram El Sallaly

5' 9"
Senior
Nathan Hampton

Nathan Hampton

5' 7"
Senior
Coby McCaig

Coby McCaig

6' 2"
Freshman
John Horoz Garner

John Horoz Garner

Senior
Manroop Saini

Manroop Saini

6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Akram El Sallaly

Akram El Sallaly

5' 9"
Senior
Nathan Hampton

Nathan Hampton

5' 7"
Senior
Coby McCaig

Coby McCaig

6' 2"
Freshman
John Horoz Garner

John Horoz Garner

Senior
Manroop Saini

Manroop Saini

6' 0"
Freshman