SAN DIEGO - The Sea Lions faced a No. 1 and No. 2 ranked team in a matter of three days. Unfortunately the match against the No. 2 team, Hawaii Pacific, went the same way as it did against the No. 1 team as the Point Loma men's tennis team fell 9-0.
 
The closest match for Point Loma came in doubles as the duos of Andre Staab/Daniel Milliken and Martin Blaho/James Tenbroeck each lost 8-4. This was the fourth straight win for Hawaii Pacific to open their season. The loss dropped PLNU to 2-8.
 
The Sea Lions will have a quickly get back in the win column when it hosts Rollins on Wednesday, Mar. 2 at Noon.
 
#2 Hawaii Pacific University 9, #26 Point Loma 0
Feb 29, 2016 at San Diego, CA (PLNU Tennis Courts)
Singles competition
1. Thibaud Berland (HPU-MTN) def. Staab, Andre (PLNU-MT) 6-2, 6-1
2. Alexander Meyer (HPU-MTN) def. Blaho, Martin (PLNU-MT) 6-1, 6-4
3. Jaime Martinez-Vich (HPU-MTN) def. Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) 6-0, 6-3
4. Torben Otto (HPU-MTN) def. Erion, CJ (PLNU-MT) 6-3, 6-3
5. Jakub Hadrava (HPU-MTN) def. Alston, Jack (PLNU-MT) 6-1, 6-1
6. Clemens Graute (HPU-MTN) def. von Braun, Adrian (PLNU-MT) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Thibaud Berland/Alexander Meyer (HPU-MTN) def. Staab, Andre/Milliken, Daniel (PLNU-MT) 8-4
2. Jaime Martinez-Vich/Filip Delezel (HPU-MTN) def. von Braun, Adrian/Alston, Grant (PLNU-MT) 8-3
3. Jakub Hadrava/Torben Otto (HPU-MTN) def. Blaho, Martin/Tenbroeck, James (PLNU-MT) 8-4
 
Match Notes
Hawaii Pacific University 4-0; National ranking #2; Regional ranking #1
Point Loma 2-8; National ranking #26; Regional ranking #5
T-3:07 A-55