SDSU Men's Tennis Begins MWC Title Defense

Aztecs cruise to 4-0 victory in league championship quarterfinals

April 29, 2004

SAN DIEGO -- Two-time defending league champion San Diego State routed Air Force, 4-0, in the quarterfinal round of the 2004 Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Championship Thursday afternoon at the Barnes Center.

The Aztecs claimed the doubles point and won the opening set on all six singles courts before clinching the match just a little over two hours after it began.

San Diego State got off to a roaring start, picking up an 8-0 win from the number three doubles team of Michael Coehlo and Daniel Jung. The nation's 56th-ranked team of Ryan Redondo and Felix Hardt clinched the point with an 8-2 win at number one doubles.

The middle portion of the SDSU lineup closed out the match as the Aztecs received victories at the number three, four and five positions. At four, Jung dropped just one game in recording a 6-1, 6-0 win. SDSU went up 3-0 when Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year Markus Dickhardt was a 6-1, 6-2 winner. The Aztecs advanced to the semifinal round with Dontia Haynes, 6-3, 6-3 decision at number five.

The Aztecs advance to tomorrow's semifinal round where they will face second-seeded UNLV. The Rebels defeated SDSU 4-3 earlier this month in Las Vegas. The match is scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m. PDT at the Barnes Tennis Center.

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE MEN'S QUARTERFINALS
(5) Utah 4, (4) Brigham Young 3
(3) San Diego State 4, (6) Air Force 0


MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE MEN'S SEMIFINALS
(1) New Mexico vs. (5) Utah, 11 a.m. PDT, Friday
(2) UNLV vs. Winner of (3) San Diego State, 2:30 p.m. PDT, Friday


Mountain West Conference Men's Tennis Championship
Quarterfinal Round, Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, Calif.  April 29, 2004


NO. 69 (3) SAN DIEGO STATE 4, (6) AIR FORCE 0


Match Start Time: 2:30 p.m. PDT
Weather: 74 degrees, winds out of SW at 5

DOUBLES -- (SDSU claims doubles point)
No. 1 - No. 56 Ryan Redondo/Felix Hardt (SDSU) leads Shannon Buck/Tyler McClung (AFA) - 8-2
No. 2 - Markus Dickhardt/Dontia Haynes (SDSU) led Trevor Johnson/Sky Jensen (AFA) - 7-4, DNF
No. 3 - Daniel Jung/Michael Coehlo (SDSU) def. Chris Dong/Justin Lau (AFA) - 8-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Clinched Point: 1


SINGLES --
No. 1 - No. 40 Felix Hardt (SDSU) led No. 92 Shannon Buck (AFA) - 6-1, 4-5, DNF
No. 2 - Ryan Redondo (SDSU) led Trevor Johnson (AFA) - 6-2, 5-2, DNF
No. 3 - Markus Dickhardt (SDSU) def. Tyler McClung (AFA) - 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 - Daniel Jung (SDSU) def. Chris Dong (AFA) - 6-1, 6-0
No. 5 - Dontia Haynes (SDSU) def. Justin Lau (AFA) - 6-3, 6-3
No. 6 - Michael Coehlo (SDSU) vs. Robert Alexander (AFA), 6-3, 4-4 (DNF)
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 5
Clinched Match: 5


Time of Match: 2:15