Ching suffers hamstring strain

HOUSTON » U.S. national team forward Brian Ching left the Houston Dynamo's home opener against Real Salt Lake last night because of a strained left hamstring, an injury that could hamper his preparations for the World Cup.

Ching sprinted toward the goal in the 30th minute, went down, reached for his leg and was carried off the field. Dynamo spokesman Lester Gretsch said the team probably would not know until today how long Ching will be sidelined.

Ching, a 31-year-old from Hawaii, made his national team debut in 2003 and has 11 goals in 44 international appearances.

WAC Tournament tickets on sale

Tickets for the 2010 Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament May 26-30 at Ho-Ho-Kam Stadium in Mesa, Ariz., are now available.

All-session tickets for the double-elimination tourney are $30 and single-day tickets are $10, available through visitmesa.myshopify.com.

The top six teams in the WAC will advance to the conference tournament, with a minimum of 10 games being played over four days.

Bartels advances to quarterfinals

Melanie Bartels of Oahu defeated Jessi Miley-Dyer of Australia in the third round of the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach in Australia to advance to the quarterfinals of the event, where she will take on Sofia Mulanovich of Peru.

Carissa Moore of Oahu finished ninth for the tournament when she was defeated in the third round by Australian Sally Fitzgibbons.

The event runs through April 10.

Sea Warriors tennis tops Utah State

The Hawaii Pacific men's tennis team knocked off the Utah State Aggies 5-2 at the UH Tennis Complex in Manoa.

The Sea Warriors won the doubles portion of the matchup and took four singles matches in straight sets.

With the win, HPU improves to 19-3 this season, while Utah State falls to 10-8 overall.