LA JOLLA, Calif. -- Point Loma Nazarene put up a good fight, but the men ultimately fell 7-2 to cross-town rival UC San Diego on the road Thursday afternoon.

The Sea Lions were able to steal a point in doubles from the NCAA Division II No. 28 ranked Tritons. Brooks Baldinger and Jakob Kevelaerts won their match on court one 8-3. However, the other PLNU doubles teams did fare as well. Michael Zablan and Kaptan Kaster fell 8-4 on court two, and Daniel Milliken and Dillon Brown dropped their match 8-1 on No. 3 doubles.

In singles play, the Tritons controlled nearly every matchup. UCSD's Camill Salomon, the 30th ranked singles player in NCAA Division II, edged out Baldinger 7-6 and 6-4 on court one. At No. 2 singles, Zablan dropped his match 7-5 and 6-2. Milliken fell 6-2 and 6-3 on court four; Kaster lost 6-0 and 6-2 at No. 5 singles; and Kevin McKelligan was defeated 6-2 and 6-0 on court six.

The Sea Lions' lone singles point came from Kevelaerts on court three. The freshman won his match in straight sets (6-3 and 6-3) over UCSD's Ganesh Alagappan.

With the loss, the Sea Lions fell to 7-14 on the season. The Tritons improved to 12-9.

PLNU will wrap up regular season play next Monday when they host the Lions of Vanguard University, a former GSAC foe, before heading to Hawaii for the PacWest Conference Championships Thursday through Saturday (Apr. 18-20).

#28 UC San Diego 7, Point Loma Nazarene 2
Singles
1. Camill Salomon (UCSD-MT) def. Brooks Baldinger (PLNU) 7-6, 6-4
2. Max Jiganti (UCSD-MT) def. Michael Zablan (PLNU) 7-5, 6-2
3. Jakob Kevelaerts (PLNU) def. Ganesh Alagappan (UCSD-MT) 6-3, 6-3
4. Kona Luu (UCSD-MT) def. Daniel Milliken (PLNU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Horea Porutiu (UCSD-MT) def. Kaptan Kaster (PLNU) 6-0, 6-2
6. Devon Sousa (UCSD-MT) def. Kevin McKelligan (PLNU) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles
1. Brooks Baldinger/Jakob Kevelaerts (PLNU) def. Salomon/Sousa (UCSD-MT) 8-4
2. Jiganti/Luu (UCSD-MT) def. Kaptan Kaster/Michael Zablan (PLNU) 8-3
3. Meyer/Truong (UCSD-MT) def. Dillon Brown/Daniel Milliken (PLNU) 8-1

Match Notes
Point Loma Nazarene 7-14; Regional ranking #7
UC San Diego 12-9; National ranking #28; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (6,5,4,2,3,1)