NORTHRIDGE, Calif. -- NAIA sixth-ranked Point Loma Nazarene defeated The Master's 8-1 Saturday afternoon at the Matador Tennis Courts on the campus of Cal State Northridge.  

The win boosts the Sea Lions to a 6-2 overall mark and 5-1 against Golden State Athletic Conference foes. The Mustangs fell to 2-9 overall, 2-6 GSAC.  

Even though the team had new pairings on Saturday, PLNU cruised through the three doubles points. Hope Penner/ Katelyn Abayan on one and Maika Adair/ Samantha Mohr on two  won their matches 8-2. Kolbie Kiefer and Preethika Venugopal posted a shutout on three.

The Sea Lions won five of the six singles points. Adair, Venugopal and Abayan on courts 1-3, each dropped just one game against their opponents. Mohr won 6-1, 6-2 on four with Keifer notching a 6-0, 6-0 win on five. The Master's lone point came in a three-setter on court six.

PLNU has a big upcoming week, hosting Lewis-Clark State on Monday (4 pm), Connecticut on Tuesday (4 pm) and Valparaiso on Thursday (2 pm).

Doubles
Hope Penner/ Katelyn Abayan (PLNU) def. Becker/Man (TMC) 8-2
Maika Adair/ Samantha Mohr (PLNU) def. Foerstel/ Zaretzky (TMC) 8-2
Kolbie Kiefer/ Preethika Venugopal (PLNU) def. Forstall/ Keith (TMC) 8-0
 
Singles
Maika Adair (PLNU) def. Maggie Becker (TMC) 6-0, 6-1
Preethika Venugopal (PLNU) def. Karli Foerstel (TMC) 6-1, 6-0
Katelyn Abayan (PLNU) def. Tiffany Mann (TMC) 6-2, 6-0
Samantha Mohr (PLNU) def. Taylor Forstall (TMC) 6-1, 6-3
Kolbie Keifer (PLNU) def. Jennifer Keith (TMC) 6-0, 6-0
Abigail Zarestky (TMC) def. Michaela Johnson (PLNU) 7-2, 6-7, 6-2