SAN DIEGO - Jack Alston, Brendon Millington and CJ Erion all earned singles wins but those were the only points the No. 22 PLNU men's tennis team would get against No. 14 Tufts as it fell 6-3 on Saturday, Mar. 18.
 
All three victories for the Sea Lions (2-11) came in straight sets. Millington won 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 1 singles spot, and CJ Erion followed suite with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court 2. Alston battled for a 6-4, 6-3 win on court 3.
 
PLNU had a chance in all three doubles matches but the Jumbos (1-0) held off the Sea Lions to open the match with a 3-0 lead.
 
Point Loma is back in action on Monday, Mar. 20 against Williams.
 
#14 Tufts 6, #22 Point Loma 3
Mar 18, 2017 at San Diego, CA (PLNU Tennis Courts)
Singles competition
1. Brendon Millington (PLNU-MT) def. Rohan Gupte (TUFTS) 6-3, 6-1
2. CJ Erion (PLNU-MT) def. Zain Ali (TUFTS) 6-3, 6-4
3. Jack Alston (PLNU-MT) def. Danny Coran (TUFTS) 6-4, 6-3
4. Zach Shaff (TUFTS) def. Yuki Okamoto (PLNU-MT) 6-4, 6-3
5. Nathan Niemiec (TUFTS) def. Jesse Miritello (PLNU-MT) 6-4, 5-7, 10-6
6. Kevin Kelly (TUFTS) def. Mark Penner (PLNU-MT) 6-1, 6-1
 
Doubles competition
1. Rohan Gupte/Griffin Brockman (TUFTS) def. CJ Erion/Jesse Miritello (PLNU-MT) 8-5
2. Zach Shaff/Ben Battle (TUFTS) def. Brendon Millington/Yuki Okamoto (PLNU-MT) 8-3
3. Zain Ali/Benjamin Biswas (TUFTS) def. Grant Alston/Tim Soderman (PLNU-MT) 8-4
 
Match Notes
Tufts 1-0; National ranking #14; Regional ranking #5
Point Loma 2-11; National ranking #22; Regional ranking #4
PLNU plays in NCAA Division II
Tufts plays in NCAA Division III