The University of Hawaii men's volleyball team slipped one notch to fifth place in the latest Volleyball Magazine Top 10 poll despite a pair of one-sided victories over Stanford last weekend. Rainbows fifth in
volleyball rankingsOhio State (21-1) vaulted from fifth to first in the rankings, followed by UCLA (20-3), Pepperdine (15-3), Brigham Young (13-3) and Hawaii (18-5).
Pepperdine held the top spot a week ago.
Stanford (12-6) dropped from sixth to seventh, changing places with Long Beach State (16-6).
Lewis (20-7), Indiana-Purdue at Fort Wayne (15-3) and Loyola-Chicago (21-6) round out the Top 10.
BYUH WOMEN UNBEATEN: Brigham Young-Hawaii's defending national champion women's tennis team swept Westmont (Calif.) College, 8-0, yesterday at Laie for their 19th victory without a loss this season.
HPU'S LONO HONORED: Second baseman Jarnett Lono of the Hawaii Pacific softball team was named to the Cal State University-Hayward Pioneer Classic all-tournament team yesterday.
Lono batted .375 (9-for-24) and scored seven runs in the tournament as the Sea Warriors won four of seven games.
HPU ALSO STRONG AT NET: Hawaii Pacific University's men's tennis team is No. 4 and Brigham Young-Hawaii's men are seventh in the NAIA's latest national rankings announced yesterday.
The Sea Warriors (15-2) and Seasiders (12-5) tangle for the third time this season tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Laie.
HPU won the first two meetings.
BYUH blanked Chaminade, 5-0, yesterday.
The Sea Warriors are paced by sophomore Eric Sandblom (16-2), ranked fifth in the NAIA in singles, and his brother Johan, a junior, ranked 45th with a 15-2 mark.
The HPU women's team, led by the 13th-ranked doubles tandem of Patricia Pontes and Cecelia Daniellson, is ranked 13th.
COACHING OPENINGS: Lutheran High School of the Interscholastic League of Honolulu needs coaches to fill the following positions: JV boys basketball, JV boys volleyball, JV girls volleyball, JV and varsity boys bowling, JV and varsity girls bowling, and JV and varsity cheerleading.
Those interested are asked to fax their resumes to LHS-/AD/DSU at 843-1950.