SAN DIEGO - Point Loma won points at both No. 1 and No. 2 singles and doubles but it was not quite enough as Fresno Pacific snuck past the Sea Lions men's tennis team 5-4 on Friday, Feb. 21.

The match began in singles play where Brooks Baldinger defeated Thomas Gely in straight sets 6-4 and 6-3 to register a point for PLNU. Zablan followed that up with a 6-3 and 6-2 win over Kyle Rowe in No. 2 singles. However, FPU showed its team depth by winning No. 3-6 in singles to lead 4-2 entering doubles play.

Point Loma kept the match close as Zablan and Baldinger teamed up to win at No. 1 doubles, 8-6, and Kaptan Kaster and Daniel Milliken won at No. 2 doubles 8-3. But it was just a little too late for the Sea Lions as FPU captured the crucial fifth point of the match in No. 3 doubles, 8-1.

Fresno Pacific is now 6-1 on the season while Point Loma drops to 0-5.

The PLNU men's tennis team will return to action tomorrow (Feb. 22) when it hosts Holy Names at Noon.

#13 Fresno Pacific 5, #48 Point Loma 4
Singles competition
1. Baldinger, Brooks (PLNU-MT) def. Thomas Gely (FPU-MT) 6-4, 6-3
2. Zablan, Michael (PLNU-MT) def. Kyle Rowe (FPU-MT) 6-3, 6-2
3. Brendan Aguilar (FPU-MT) def. Kaster, Kaptan (PLNU-MT) 6-3, 6-3
4. Leonardo Urquidi (FPU-MT) def. Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) 6-2, 6-4
5. Stefan Loop (FPU-MT) def. McKelligan, Kevin (PLNU-MT) 6-0, 6-0
6. Daniel Gianopulos (FPU-MT) def. Hammond, Benjamin (PLNU-MT) 7-6, 3-6, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Baldinger, Brooks/Zablan, Michael (PLNU-MT) def. Kyle Rowe/Thomas Gely (FPU-MT) 8-6
2. Kaster, Kaptan/Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) def. Stefan Loop/Michael Tymkiw (FPU-MT) 8-3
3. Leonardo Urquidi/Brendan Aguilar (FPU-MT) def. McKelligan, Kevin/Hammond, Benjamin (PLNU-MT) 8-1

Match Notes:
Fresno Pacific 6-1; National ranking #13; Regional ranking #2
Point Loma 0-5; National ranking #48; Regional ranking #7