SURPRISE, Ariz. - The No. 7 seeded Point Loma men's tennis team exceeded expectations by placing fourth at the Pacific West Conference Championships. After picking up an upset in the opening round over No. 2 seed Fresno Pacific, Point Loma made a run to the third place match before falling to BYU-Hawaii, 5-0, on Saturday, Apr. 19.

#21 BYU-Hawaii 5, Point Loma 0
Singles competition
1. Yevhen Zahkarov (BYUH-MT) def. Baldinger, Brooks (PLNU-MT) 6-4, 6-2
2. #23 Martin Chojnacki (BYUH-MT) vs. Zablan, Michael (PLNU-MT) 2-6, 6-4, 3-3, unfinished
3. Wei-Feng Lee (BYUH-MT) def. Blaho, Martin (PLNU-MT) 6-3, 6-3
4. Ibrahim Karmadzha (BYUH-MT) vs. Kaster, Kaptan (PLNU-MT) 6-7 (5-7), 1-2, unfinished
5. Peng Dai (BYUH-MT) vs. Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
6. Ian Galli (BYUH-MT) vs. McKelligan, Kevin (PLNU-MT) 4-6, 3-3, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #14 Yevhen Zahkarov/Martin Chojnacki (BYUH-MT) def. Baldinger, Brooks/Zablan, Michael (PLNU-MT) 8-4
2. Wei-Feng Lee/Peng Dai (BYUH-MT) def. Kaster, Kaptan/Blaho, Martin (PLNU-MT) 8-6
3. Ibrahim Karmadzha/Taylor DeHoyos (BYUH-MT) def. McKelligan, Kevin/Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) 8-4

Match Notes
Point Loma 7-17; Regional ranking #7
BYU-Hawaii 13-6; National ranking #21; Regional ranking #5
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (3,1)
Pacific West Conference Tournament
BYU-Hawaii No. 4 seed
Point Loma No. 7 seed
BYU-Hawaii takes third place
T-3:05 A-199