The Hawaii Pacific and Hawaii Hilo men’s tennis teams had their seasons end Thursday in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II Championships in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
The No. 3 Sharks fell to No. 2 Columbus State (Ga.) 4-1, while the No. 4 Vulcans lost to No. 1 Barry (Fla.) 4-0.
HPU’s Benjamin Loccisano and Ondrej Ctverak won their doubles match, but Columbus State won the two other matches to take a point.
The Sharks’ Lukas Bauer beat Tommaso Schold 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6 singles. Columbus State swept the three other completed singles matches.
Hawaii Hilo’s Vaclav Slezak and Martin Soukal won their doubles match, but Barry took the other two matches for a point.
At No. 3 singles, Soukal lost to Carlos Gomez 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. The Vulcans were swept in the three other completed singles matches.
HPU finished the season at 18-5, while Hilo went 15-5.
Sharks women lose in quarterfinals
The No. 9 Hawaii Pacific women’s tennis team lost in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Women’s Division II Championships on Thursday in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
The Sharks were eliminated by No. 5 Columbus State (Ga.) 4-2.
Columbus State won two doubles matches for a point.
HPU’s Elodie Busson won at No. 1 singles, and Debora Echeverria won at No. 3. The Sharks’ Elisa Elhadj, an All-PacWest player, was unavailable after suffering an injury in the round of 16.
HPU ended the season at 16-5.
UH’s Brenzil just misses NCAA qualification
Hawaii’s Alexis Brenzil finished 13th in the javelin at the NCAA West Preliminary track and field meet Thursday in Sacramento, Calif.
Brenzil’s throw of 48.11 meters left her just one spot short of qualifying for the NCAA championships.
Teammate Kristen LaCosse crossed the finish line at 58.82 seconds to place 21st in the first round of the 400-meter hurdles, which qualified her for today’s quarterfinals.
