{"id":112386,"date":"2020-03-04T14:48:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T00:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=112386"},"modified":"2020-03-04T14:48:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T00:48:25","slug":"soukal-gonzales-pepsi-athlete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/03\/04\/soukal-gonzales-pepsi-athlete\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis, softball players earn UH<\/abbr> Hilo top athlete award"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Martin Soukal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A men’s tennis player and a women’s softball pitcher are named the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> Pepsi Athletes of the Week award, covering the time period from February 21–29.<\/p>\n

Tennis all-star Martin Soukal<\/strong> is off to a good start as a sophomore. Winning two matches over Top 10 opponents in Waco, Texas, Soukal improved to 4-1 on the season while playing on the No.<\/abbr> 1 singles court. He garnered wins in three singles matches. In one match he defeated the No.<\/abbr> 4 nationally ranked player, and in another, won straight sets over the No.<\/abbr> 9 nationally ranked player. The Czech Republic native also won his only completed doubles match.<\/p>\n

Senior pitcher Leah Gonzales<\/strong> came up big for the Vulcans in the pitching circle during a pair of wins for the Vulcans over Azusa Pacific last week. Gonzales came out of the bullpen in the first game, pitching four innings to pick up the win as the Vulcans rallied to triumph in eight innings. She started the second game and went the complete seven innings, again earning the victory in a 5-1 knockout of the Cougars.<\/p>\n

For more details, visit the Hilo Athletics website.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Leah Gonzales<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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