(LA JOLLA, Calif.) PLNU Women's Tennis appears to be hitting its stride entering the postseason.
 
Point Loma had a three-match winning streak entering its regular season finale, before pushing NCAA Division I UC San Diego to the very end in a close 4-3 defeat on Saturday.
 
After UCSD swept the doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead, the two teams played evenly in singles with each side winning three singles matches.
 
A day after being honored on Senior Day, Angelique Friedrich was the first Sea Lion to win in singles, claiming a 7-6, 6-2 victory at No. 3 after winning a first-set tiebreak 7-5.
 
Joelle Lanz was next to win in singles with her 7-5, 6-4 victory at No. 2 before Amanda Letzring rounded out PLNU's scoring with her 6-4, 6-4 triumph at No. 5.
 
Point Loma (14-7 overall) will now wait for its seeding in next week's PacWest Championships to be announced on Monday.
 
The conference tournament begins on Wednesday in Surprise, Arizona at the Surprise Tennis & Racquet Club.