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Marvin So'onalole shows his intensity during today's match
March 25, 2008

Seasiders Defeat Sonoma State
Manu Bajpai serves during today's singles play

Laie, HI—The Brigham Young University Hawaii men’s tennis team defeated Sonoma State today 7-2 to improve to 6-1 for the season. The Seasiders took two of the three doubles matches before winning five of the six singles matches for the win.

In today’s doubles action, Marvin So’onalole and Rong Ma breezed to an 8-1 win at the top doubles position while Agnel Gladwin Peter and Ben Stevenson took an 8-5 win at number three doubles to give the Seasiders the lead heading into singles play.

In singles action, So’onalole secured the first point for the Seasiders with a 6-1, 6-3 win at number fives singles. Peter picked up a win at the fourth slot with a 6-4, 6-1 victory while Manu Bajpai was winning 6-3, 6-2 at the third position. Junichi Shimoda claimed a straight set, 6-3, 6-4 win at number six singles while Ma overcame a one-set deficit to win at number one singles in a super tie-breaker 4-6, 6-0, 1-0(10).

The Seasiders will take to the road next to face West Alabama in Mobile, Alabama on March 31st.

Scores:

Singles:
No. 1 Rong Ma, BYUH def., Andy Muesse, SSU 4-6, 6-0, 1-0(10)
No. 2 Connor Olson, SSU def. Ben Stevenson, BYUH 6-4, 6-0
No. 3 Manu Bajpal, BYUH def. Jeff Stollberg, SSU 6-3, 6-2
No. 4 Agnel Gladwin Peter, BYUH def. Brett McNulty, SSU 6-4, 6-1
No. 5 Marvin So’onalole, BYUH def. Jeremy Heckley, SSU 6-1, 6-3
No. 6 Junichi Shimoda, BYUH def. Quan Anh Vu, SSU 6-3, 6-4

Doubles:
No. 1 Ma/So’onalole, BYUH def. Muesse/McNulty, SSU 8-1
No. 2 Olson/Stollberg, SSU def. Bajpai/Shimoda, BYUH 8-4
No. 3 Stevenson/Peter, BYUH def. Logan Bailey/Heckley, SSU 8-5