RIVERSIDE, CALIF. -- After losing the doubles point, Azusa Pacific rallied to down Cal Baptist, 5-2, in a Golden State Athletic Conference men's tennis match Saturday afternoon in Riverside.
The Lancers lost No. 3 doubles, 8-0, but came back to take No. 1 and 2 doubles and win the doubles point, taking a 1-0 team advantage into singles play. Jimmy Sutami and David Erceg defeated Kavan Hahn and Ben Medina, 8-4, to seal the win.
The Cougars responded in singles play, however. Azusa Pacific won 5 out of the 6 singles matches to win the team match. Kavan Hahn and Latief Mohamed posted identical 6-0, 6-0 wins at No. 5 and 6 singles, respectively, to lead the Cougar charge.
Azusa Pacific overpowered the Lancers at the top, as Martin Dvoracek beat Manju Weerakoon, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1 singles, and Jussi Ala-Opas defeated Sutami, 6-1, 6-3, at No. 2 singles.
With the win, Azusa Pacific moves to 10-3 overall, 6-1 in the GSAC. The Cougars play Binhampton (NY) Monday afternoon at Industry Hills in a nonconference match.
AZUSA PACIFIC 5, CAL BAPTIST 2
Singles
1. Martin Dvoracek (APU) def. Manju Weerakoon (CBU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Jussi Ala-Opas (APU) def. Jimmy Sutami (CBU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Sadak Riahi (CBU) def. Nathan Goodman (APU)
4. Ben Medina (APU) def. David Erceg (CBU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Kavan Hahn (APU) def. Nick Price (CBU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Abdullatief Mohamed (APU) def. Nick Vascones (CBU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles
1. Weerakoon/Riahi (CBU) def. Dvoracek/Goodman (APU) 8-6
2. Sutami/Erceg (CBU) def. Medina/Hahn (APU) 8-4
3. Mohamed/Steve Dubransky (APU) def. Price/Vascones (CBU) 8-
