AZUSA, Calif. - Jack Alston won in singles for the second straight day, and the No. 26 Point Loma men's tennis team also picked up points from James Tenbroeck and in No. 1 doubles but in the race to five points the Sea Lions fell short as No. 11 Azusa Pacific won the match 6-3.
 
The Cougars improved to 5-1 on the season as the Sea Lions fell to 0-5.
 
APU started the match with a win at No. 2 doubles. PLNU No. 25 nationally ranked doubles team of Andre Staab and Daniel Milliken then defeated Jan Meyer and Christian Schmid to tie the match at 1-1. Unfortunately, just minutes later Azusa Pacific won at No. 3 double to take a 2-1 lead to singles.
 
The Cougars made sure not to give Point Loma any more hope as thy won in straight sets at No. 1-3 to clinch the match point.
 
Even with the result in hand for APU, the Sea Lions continued to fight. James Tenbroeck on in three sets over Pascal Engel at No. 4s 4-6, 6-1 and 6-4. It was Tenbroeck's first singles win of the season.Alston used a tiebreaker to defeat Marnix Pluim at No. 6 singles 2-6, 6-3 and 10-4.
 
Point Loma's next match will be next Saturday, Feb. 20 at 11:00 a.m., when it hosts Holy Names. 

#11 Azusa Pacific 6, #26 Point Loma 3
Feb 13, 2016 at Azusa, Calif. (Cougar Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. #1 Jan Meyer (APU) def. #16 Staab, Andre (PLNU-MT) 7-5, 6-2
2. Christian Schmid (APU) def. Blaho, Martin (PLNU-MT) 6-4, 6-0
3. Alan Leahy (APU) def. Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) 6-1, 6-4
4. Tenbroeck, James (PLNU-MT) def. Pascal Engel (APU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
5. Olger Van Gent (APU) def. Erion, CJ (PLNU-MT) 6-2, 6-1
6. Alston, Jack (PLNU-MT) def. Marnix Pluim (APU) 2-6, 6-3, 10-4
 
Doubles competition
1. #25 Staab, Andre/Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) def. Jan Meyer/Christian Schmid (APU) 8-5
2. Pascal Engel/Marnix Pluim (APU) def. Blaho, Martin/von Braun, Adrian (PLNU-MT) 8-2
3. Shepherd Newcomb/Olger Van Gent (APU) def. Alston, Jack/Tenbroeck, James (PLNU-MT) 8-2
 
Match Notes
Point Loma 0-4; National ranking #26; Regional ranking #5
Azusa Pacific 4-1; National ranking #11; Regional ranking #2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,3,1,4,5,6)