Box Score NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. – No. 8 Azusa Pacific improved to 6-1 overall, after defeating No. 23 Concordia 6-1 on Saturday afternoon at the Tennis Club At Newport Beach.
 
DOUBLES
The Cougars won all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead ti begin the contest. The #1 pairing of Leyton Bohren and Jesse Haas posted a 6-3 win, the #2 duo of Ryan Nuno and Jakob Schnaitter claimed a 6-2 victory, and Sam Sippel and Ethan Smith earned a 6-2 win in the #3 match.
 
SINGLES
Concordia was able to tie the contest at 1-1 when Marlon Wilken defeated Nuno 6-1, 6-3 at the #4 spot. Azusa Pacific bounced back and took a 2-1 lead when Haas beat Jan Simon 6-1, 6-3 in the #5 match. The Cougars increased the match lead up to 3-1 after Bohren won 6-2, 6-2 in the #3 matchup. Sippel clinched the victory for the Cougars with a 6-4, 6-3 defeat of Yassine Smiej at #2, and then Schnaitter won 6-3, 7-6 (6-4) in the #1 match. Caden Samkutty closed out the contest with a three-set win at #6, beating Otto Heinz 4-6, 7-6 (6-3), 1-0 (10-8).

Head Coach Mark Bohren on the win: "Concordia is a much improved team this year. They are the only regional team without a loss in-region so far, and so it was a good win for us today."
 
Up Next: The Cougars will head down south for three matches this upcoming week. The Cougars will have three matches over three days, all being played on the campus of Columbus State in Georgia. The trip begins against West Alabama on Thursday, March 5. Azusa Pacific will then meet Columbus State on Friday, March 6, and then finish on Saturday, March 7 against Flagler College.