Hawai'i
Kolachalam Clinches Match, No. 73 Cal Poly Sweeps Hawai'i
4/3/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Cal Poly freshman Sreyas Kolachalam picked the perfect time to collect his first collegiate singles victory, as his win over Fabian Woehrl clinched the match for the 73rd-ranked Mustangs over Hawai'i on Sunday afternoon at Mustang Courts. Cal Poly swept the Rainbow Warriors, 7-0, behind the doubles points and capturing all six singles matchups.
Cal Poly (9-8 overall, 1-0 Big West) improves to 1-0 in conference play with the victory and moves to 8-3 at home this season.
The Cal Poly sophomore duo of Dan Cardiff and Karl Enander won their second doubles matchup overall – and seventh of the season – with a 6-3 victory over Spencer Travalino and Woehrl from the third position to secure the doubles point. Cal Poly juniors Garrett Auproux and Tim Tan also won their doubles tilt against UH's Joakim Pinola and Ruben Blattner in the second position, 6-1.
Cal Poly sophomore Axel Damiens made quick work of Travalino from the fifth singles position, failing to lose a set in a 6-0, 6-0 triumph to provide the Mustangs with a 2-0 match advantage. Junior Corey Pang won his eighth consecutive singles matchup overall with a straight set, 6-0, 6-3 victory over UH's Marcel Chan, to set up Kolachalam's match-clinching win.
Kolachalam (pictured), beat Hawai'i's Woehrl from the sixth position in two sets, 6-3 and 6-2 to cement Cal Poly's conference-opening matchup.
Cal Poly's Ben Donovan collected his second consecutive singles matchup with a 6-2, 6-3 decision over UH's Felix Albert from the first position. Donovan improved to 7-6 overall from the No. 1 spot this season.
Cal Poly freshman Josh Ortlip secured his matchup with Blattner in straight sets, 6-2 and 6-2, while Auproux polished off the sweep with a two-set triumph over Igor Kolaric from the second spot, 7-6 and 7-5.
Overall, Ortlip has won nine times as a solo attacker this season as a true freshman, Auproux has captured eight wins from the second spot and Damiens has secured eight victories from the fifth singles position this season.
Cal Poly hits the road for the first time since Feb. 21 when visiting UC Riverside on Friday, April 8 and UC Irvine on Saturday, April 9. The matchup against the Highlanders remains without a start time, while the battle against the Anteaters is scheduled for 1 p.m.
