The NAIA No. 11-ranked Sea Lions lost to #8 Westmont 6-3 Wednesday at the Plaza Racquet Club. The loss drops PLNU to 5-6 overall, 2-6 in GSAC. The Warriors improved to 6-5, 4-4 GSAC.

PLNU grabbed two of the three doubles points and headed into singles ahead. But the Sea Lions managed just one singles point, on court four, where David Jaehnig beat Diego Almeida in three sets.


#8 Westmont 6, #11 Point Loma Nazarene University 3
03/17/10 at Palm Springs, Calif. (Plaza Racquet Club)
Singles competition
1. LIMA, Carlos (WC) def. MYERS, Joel (PLNU) 3-6, 7-5, 6-4
2. HAYASHI, Tiago (WC) def. WHEELER, Curt (PLNU) 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)
3. COX, Bryan (WC) def. BOWMAN, Tyler (PLNU) 6-3, 6-2
4. JAEHNIG, David (PLNU) def. ALMEIDA, Diego (WC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
5. NEUMAN, Mattias (WC) def. ALBAUGH, Travis (PLNU) 6-2, 6-1
6. KALAYJIAN, Arthur (WC) def. HILKER, Landon (PLNU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. LIMA, Carlos/COX, Bryan (WC) def. WHEELER, Curt/HILKER, Landon (PLNU) 8-6
2. BOWMAN, Tyler/MYERS, Joel (PLNU) def. ALMEIDA, Diego/NEUMAN, Mattias (WC) 8-4
3. JAEHNIG, David/ALBAUGH, Travis (PLNU) def. HAYASHI, Tiago/KALAYJIAN, Arthur (WC) 8-6

Match Notes
Point Loma Nazarene University 5-6, 2-6 GSAC; National ranking #11
Westmont 6-5, 4-4 GSAC; National ranking #8
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (3,5,6,4,1,2)