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Cougars Face Setback

Azusa Pacific took on the sixth-ranked Division III program Washington University in St. Louis. The  Cougar's  are now 10-3 on the season after dropping to the Bears 5-4.
 
Results

The Cougar's had a rough start to the day, losing at the No. 3 position 8-1 and No. 2 spot 8-4. It wasn't till Christian Schmid and partner Pascal Engel registered an 8-5 win at the No. 1 spot over the Bears duo of Jason Haugen and Konrad  Kozowski . The Cougars went into singles trailing 2-1.
 
Engel suffered a setback at the No. 2 position to No. 34 John Carswell 6-1, 6-3. The Cougar's Marnix  Pluim  fell short 6-1, 7-6 at the No. 3. Teammate Roberto  Luconici  recorded a 6-3, 6-3 deficit at the No. 5 slot.
 
The Cougars finished off the day recording three wins in the last matches to finish. Cameron Backman registered the Cougar's first singles victory winning 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 at the No. 6 position. Followed by Schmid at the No. 1 slot, beating his opponent in a super breaker 6-4, 5-7, 1-0(10-4). Antonio Pejic was the last Cougar off the court walking off with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-2 victory at the No. 4 position bringing the final score to 5-4.

The Cougars play again Monday, March 20th at home facing Colorado Mesa at 1:30 p.m.


 
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Players Mentioned

Cameron Backman

Cameron Backman

6' 0"
Junior
Pascal Engel

Pascal Engel

6' 0"
Senior
Christian Schmid

Christian Schmid

6' 1"
Senior
Antonio Pejic

Antonio Pejic

5' 10"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Cameron Backman

Cameron Backman

6' 0"
Junior
Pascal Engel

Pascal Engel

6' 0"
Senior
Christian Schmid

Christian Schmid

6' 1"
Senior
Antonio Pejic

Antonio Pejic

5' 10"
Junior