GLENDORA, CALIF. – Freshman Sam Fletcher and sophomore Simon Bieri both grabbed individual wins and teamed together to cruise to an easy doubles' victory, but it was not enough as Azusa Pacific fell, 6-3, to NCAA Division II UC San Diego this afternoon.
 
Fletcher defeated UCSD's Mike Meyer, 4-6, 6-0, 7-6, and Bieri downed Bryan Swatt, 0-6, 6-2, 6-3, for the Cougars' lone singles' wins.  The duo then teamed together to easily defeat Meyer and Swatt, 8-2.
 
Azusa Pacific's Adam Davidson nearly pulled off a win, pushing Emil Novak to the limit, before falling, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5.  Aaron Coyle, Gordon Hong and Todd Lindbloom all fell in straight sets.
 
In double's action Hong and Davidson fell to UCSD's Jeff Wilson and Dan Albrecht, 8-3, and Coyle and Linbloom were defeated by the Triton's duo of Everett Schroeter and Amir Nejad, 8-4.
 
With the loss, the Cougars fall to 2-1 overall. The Cougars host the University of Redlands Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.

Singles
1. Sam Fletcher (APU) def. Mike Meyer (UCSD) 4-6, 6-0, 7-6
2. Simon Bieri (APU) def. Bryan Swatt (UCSD) 0-6, 6-2, 6-3
3. Jeff Wilson (UCSD) def. Gordon Hong (APU) 6-3, 6-3
4. Emil Novak (UCSD) def. Adam Davidson (APU) 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
5. Blake Wilson-Hayden (UCSD) def. Todd Lindbloom (APU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Everett Schroeter (UCSD) def. Aaron Coyle (APU) 6-4, 6-2

Doubles
1.  Fletcher/Bieri (APU) def. Meyer/Swatt (UCSD) 8-2
2. Wilson/Albrecht (UCSD) def. Hong/Davidson (APU) 8-3
3. Schroeter/Nejad (UCSD) def. Lindbloom/Coyle (APU) 8-4