It's Just Enough

San Diego, Calif. -- It wasn't pretty, and it took a long time, but for the second straight year Azusa Pacific managed a 5-4 GSAC win at Point Loma.Nazarene.

"We didn't play that great, but well enough to win," said Cougar Coach Mark Bohren.

The bottom half of the Cougar line-up proved its mental toughness down the stretch, leading Azusa Pacific back from a 4-3 deficit. Freshmen Racquel Gottfrield and Katy Jelsma each won 3-set matches, both of which included 2-set tiebreak losses. But both rookies came back to take 6-4 third set wins to equal the match at 4 points each and then the match winner.

With the win, the Cougars sweep the season-series with Point Loma and improve to 21-4 overall, and 14-3 in the GSAC.

Azusa Pacific 5, Point Loma Nazarene 4

Singles
1 - Ashley Strimple (PLNU) d. Jennifer Dao (APU) 6-4, 6-4
2 - Andrea Montoya (PLNU) d. Peggy Bell (APU) 5-7, 6-1, 7-6
3 - Kim Tran (APU) d. Kelsey Weir (PLNU) 6-3, 6-1
4 - Christine Lalonde (PLNU) d. Bay Daniels (APU) 6-4, 6-2
5 - Racquel Gottfrield (APU) d. Mara Petrini (PLNU) 6-0, 6-7, 6-4
6 - Katy Jelsma (APU) d. Crystal Richter (PLNU) 6-1, 6-7, 6-4

Doubles
1 - Strimple/Montoya (PLNU) d. Dao/Tran (APU) 8-6
2 - Daniels/Jelsma (APU) d. Lalonde/Petrini (PLNU) 8-6
3 - Gottfried/Bell (APU) d. Richter/Weir (PLNU) 8-6

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