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Undefeated AUM Too Much for Cougars

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. -- There has to be a legitimate reason why the NAIA seeded Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) No. 1 at this year's national championship tournament, and it is probably because they simply appear to be the best.
Azusa Pacific, ranked No. 6 in the final NAIA Coaches' Poll, found out first hand just how good the Senators are in falling, 5-0, today to 3-time NAIA champions in the quarterfinals.  The win sends the still unbeaten Senators, which lost just 11 individual matches this season on their way to a 26-0 mark, into the semifinals, while at the same time, it ends the Cougars' season at 19-10.
Sam Fletcher and Simon Bieri teamed together at No. 1 doubles to put up the strongest fight of day before eventually falling to Sebastian Fitz and Eric Csarnakovics, 8-6. Gordon Hong/Adam Davidson at No. 2 and Benny Lin/Kevin Luu at No. 3 both fell by 8-2 scores, and before they knew it, the Cougars were down 3-0.
What was supposed to be a showdown between the top 2 singles' players in the NAIA - Azusa Pacific's Benny Lin and AUM's Fitz - barely got off the ground as the match never had a chance to get going before the Senators had already clinched the semifinal berth with victories at No. 3 (6-3, 6-1) and No. 6 (6-0, 6-2). 
The Cougars conclude their season with a third straight quarterfinal appearance, a No. 6 NAIA ranking and a 19-10 mark on the season.
Match 17 -- Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (26-0) def. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (19-9) 5-0
(at Peachtree City Tennis Center)
Doubles
Fitz/Csarnakovics (AUM) def. Fletcher/Bieri (APU) 8-6
Ranger/Stroem (AUM) def. Hong/Davidson (APU) 8-2
Gill/Greenhouse (AUM) def. Lin/Luu (APU) 8-2
Singles
Sebastian Fitz (AUM) vs. Benny Lin (APU) - did not finish
Nick Greenhouse (AUM) vs. Sam Fletcher (APU) 6-4, 4-4 - did not finish
Lars Ranger (AUM) def. Simon Bieri (APU) 6-3, 6-1
Aman Gill (AUM) vs. Gordon Hong (APU) - did not finish
Stig Stroem (AUM) vs. Adam Davidson (APU) 6-4, 3-1 - did not finish
Nando Kern (AUM) def. Todd Lindbloom (APU) 6-0, 6-2
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