AZUSA - The No. 12 Azusa Pacific Cougars were too much for the No. 42 Sea Lions to handle on Saturday (Mar. 21) in a matchup of PacWest opponents. APU jumped out to an early lead in doubles and carried that through to a 9-0 win over the Sea Lions. PLNU falls to 7-9 with the loss, while Azusa Pacific moves to 13-3.
 
Martin Blaho was the closest to picking a point for PLNU. He pushed No. 9 ranked Ben Eger to a third set before falling 2-6, 6-2 and 7-5.
 
Point Loma will be right back on the court on Monday, Mar. 23 when they host Williams at 2:00 p.m.
 
#12 Azusa Pacific 9, #42 Point Loma 0
Singles competition
1. #7 Jan Meyer (APU-M) def. #37 Staab, Andre (PLNU-MT) 6-3, 6-3
2. #9 Ben Eger (APU-M) def. #39 Blaho, Martin (PLNU-MT) 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
3. Pascal Engel (APU-M) def. Tenbroeck, James (PLNU-MT) 6-4, 6-3
4. Gary Yam (APU-M) def. Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) 6-1, 7-5
5. Alan Leahy (APU-M) def. Erion, CJ (PLNU-MT) 7-5, 6-1
6. Cameron Backman (APU-M) def. Alston, Grant (PLNU-MT) 2-6, 6-4, 10-7
 
Doubles competition
1. #15 Jan Meyer/Gary Yam (APU-M) def. Staab, Andre/Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) 8-6
2. Ben Eger/Pascal Engel (APU-M) def. Blaho, Martin/Erion, CJ (PLNU-MT) 8-5
3. Shepherd Newcomb/Alan Leahy (APU-M) def. Tenbroeck, James/Alston, Grant (PLNU-MT) 8-4
 
Match Notes
Point Loma 7-9; National ranking #42; Regional ranking #5
Azusa Pacific 13-3; National ranking #12; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (1,4,3,2,5,6)
T-5:45 A-50