The Gustavus men’s tennis team opened its 2009 season with a 7-2 loss to Division II Brigham Young-Hawaii in Honolulu. The Gusties picked up two points in the match as Peter Wright (Fy., Dubuque, Iowa/Wahlert) defeated Brian Baker at #6 singles 6-1, 6-1 and Kevin Stickney (Sr., Orono, Minn.) and Nick Hansen (Sr., Duluth, Minn./East) defeated Romeo Juhasz and Brian Baker at #3 doubles 8-4. The Gusties will play Hawaii Pacific in Honolulu on Saturday.
Singles
#1 Rong Ma (BYU-H) defeated John Kauss 6-1, 6-2
#2 Agnel Peter (BYU-H) defeated Charlie Paukert 6-0, 6-2
#3 Manu Bahjpai (BYU-H) defeated Mike Burdakin 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
#4 Carlton Tayler (BYU-H) defeated Kevin Stickney 7-5, 6-2
#5 Romeo Juhasz (BYU-H) defeated Pat Clark 7-6 (5), 7-5
#6 Peter Wright (GAC) defeated Brian Baker 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
Ma/Peter (BYU-H) defeated Kauss/Burdakin 8-1
Bahjpai /Taylor (BYU-H) defeated Paukert/Ben Tomasek 9-7
Stickney/Nick Hansen (GAC) defeated Juhasz/Baker 8-4