SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- The NAIA’s No. 1-ranked Azusa Pacific rebounded from its first loss of the season with an 8-1 GSAC win over No. 12 Point Loma Nazarene Friday in San Diego.

With the win, Azusa Pacific improves to 24-1 overall, 7-0 GSAC, and in the process the Cougars clinch their third straight GSAC championship. Point Loma drops to 13-12, 4-4. With a win Saturday at Westmont, the Cougars can clinch their third straight undefeated GSAC season.

The Cougars won 2 of 3 doubles, winning at No. 2 and No. 3 and then cruised through singles play, taking all 6 single matches to clinch the match.

Singles
1 - Sam Fletcher (APU) d. Christian Gerloff 6-3, 3-6, 7-6
2 - Boris Bakalov (APU) d. Johannes Vance 6-0, 6-0
3 - David Goodman (APU) d. Matt Copland 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
4 - Adam Davidson (APU) d. Zac Markham 6-3, 6-0
5 - Cole Billings (APU) d. Sean Sand 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
6 - Ryan Smith (APU) d. Josh Cowan 7-5, 7-6

Doubles
1 - Markham/Gerloff d. Fletcher/Davidson 8-5
2 - Tom Jelsma/Bakalov (APU) d. Sand/Vance 8-5
3 - Goodman/Gordon Hong (APU) d. Cowan/Copland 8-2