SURPRISE, Ariz. - The Sea Lions hoped its momentum from its upset of No. 9 Fresno Pacific on Thursday would carry over it their match against No. 10 ranked Azusa Pacific on Friday (Apr. 18), however that was not the case as the Cougars defeated the Point Loma men's tennis team in the semifinals of the Pacific West Conference Championships, 5-0.
 
Things could have swung either way in doubles but each time APU was able to get the narrow win. The Cougars won at No. 1s 9-7, at No. 2s 8-6 and at No. 3s 8-6.
 
APU then picked up two  points in singles play to send PLNU to the third place match against BYU-Hawaii on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. 

#10 Azusa Pacific 5, Point Loma 0
Singles competition
1. #5 Jan Meyer (APU-MT) vs. Baldinger, Brooks (PLNU-MT) 6-3, 5-3, unfinished
2. #7 Frederik Wilkens (APU-MT) vs. Zablan, Michael (PLNU-MT) 6-2, 3-6, unfinished
3. Pascal Engel (APU-MT) def. Blaho, Martin (PLNU-MT) 6-2, 6-1
4. Alan Leahy (APU-MT) vs. Kaster, Kaptan (PLNU-MT) 5-7, 1-0, unfinished
5. Gary Yam (APU-MT) vs. Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) 4-6, 0-3, unfinished
6. Tomas Aranguiz (APU-MT) def. McKelligan, Kevin (PLNU-MT) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Jan Meyer/Gary Yam (APU-MT) def. Baldinger, Brooks/Zablan, Michael (PLNU-MT) 9-7
2. Frederik Wilkens/Tomas Aranguiz (APU-MT) def. Kaster, Kaptan/Blaho, Martin (PLNU-MT) 8-6
3. Pascal Engel/Alan Leahy (APU-MT) def. McKelligan, Kevin/Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) 8-6

Match Notes
Point Loma 7-16; Regional ranking #7
Azusa Pacific 19-5; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,6)
Pacific West Conference Championship Tournament
Azusa Pacific No. 3 seed
Point Loma No. 7 seed
Azusa Pacific advances to PacWest championship match
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