Cougars Clinch GSAC Championship

GLENDORA, Calif. – Azusa Pacific, ranked No. 6 in the NAIA, swept 5 of 6 singles' matches to score a 6-3 win over 19^th-ranked Point Loma Nazarene Tuesday afternoon in Azusa.

The win clinches the 2002 GSAC championship, marking the third time in the past 5 years that the Cougars have won the GSAC title.

Despite dropping 2 of 3 doubles' matches and previously unbeaten Benny Lin, who his nursing an injured knee, losing the first match of his 2-year career, the Cougars swept 2-6 singles without dropping a set to clinch the win and the conference title.

Singles:
1.  Rodrigo Suarez def. Benny Lin (APU) (7-6, 6-4)
2.  Sam Fletcher (APU) def. Zac Markham (6-4, 6-2)
3.  Simon Bieri (APU) def. Matt Larimore (6-0, 7-5)
4.  Gordon Hong (APU) def. Evan Dixon (6-2, 6-2)
5.  Adam Davidson (APU) def. Phil Dames (6-0, 6-3)
6.  Kevin Luu (APU) def. Johannes Vance (6-0, 6-3)

Doubles:
1.  Suarez/Markham def. Fletcher/Bieri (APU) (9-7)
2.  Dixon/Larimore def. Hong/Davidson (APU) (8-6)
3.  Lin/Luu (APU) def. Dames/Joe Combs (8-4)

Azusa Pacific (No. 6 NAIA) improves to 12-5, 7-0 GSAC
Point Loma Nazarene (No. 19 NAIA) falls to 7-7, 2-3 GSAC

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