CLAREMONT, Calif. - Yuki Okamoto grinded out a three-set, tiebreaker victory against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' Jake Berber 4-6, 6-4 and 10-4 but that was the only point the PLNU men's tennis team would get as it fell to the No. 2 team in NCAA Division III, 8-1. CMS is now 19-2 on the season and PLNU drops to 4-16.
 
Okamoto is now 5-3 when playing the No. 5 singles spot for the Sea Lions, and the freshman has won four of his last six matches. He was the only PLNU student-athlete to go three sets.
 
The Stags opened the match with three doubles wins. Okamoto and Grant Alston almost won on court 3 but fell 9-7. PLNU is 1-6 on the road this season.
 
The Sea Lions will return home to host Concordia in its final home match of the season on Thursday, Apr. 13 at 2 p.m. 

#2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 8, Point Loma 1
Apr 08, 2017 at Claremont, CA 
Singles competition
1. Daniel Morkovine (CMSM) def. Brendon Millington (PLNU-MT) 6-3, 7-5
2. Max Macey (CMSM) def. CJ Erion (PLNU-MT) 6-2, 6-3
3. Alex Brenner (CMSM) def. Jack Alston (PLNU-MT) 6-4, 6-2
4. Julian Gordy (CMSM) def. Tim Soderman (PLNU-MT) 6-3, 6-0
5. Yuki Okamoto (PLNU-MT) def. Jake Berber (CMSM) 4-6, 6-4, 10-4
6. Avinash Vemuri (CMSM) def. Mark Penner (PLNU-MT) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Julian Gordy/Daniel Morkovine (CMSM) def. Brendon Millington/Jack Alston (PLNU-MT) 8-2
2. Jake Berber/Glenn Hull (CMSM) def. CJ Erion/Tim Soderman (PLNU-MT) 8-1
3. Alfred Simental/Jake Williams (CMSM) def. Grant Alston/Yuki Okamoto (PLNU-MT) 9-7

Match Notes
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 19-2; National ranking #2
Point Loma 4-16
PLNU plays in NCAA Division II
CMS plays in NCAA Division III
T-3:45 A-44