AZUSA, Calif. - The Cougars secured their 10th straight victory as they defeated San Diego Christian by a score of 4-1. The win on Friday afternoon improves their record to 14-3 on the season as they head into the final regular season matchup. 

The Azusa Pacific victory began with momentum which was gained from sweeping the doubles contests. No. 3 Ethan Smith and Dylan Parsley started it off for the Cougars as they quickly ended their match 6-1. Jakob Schnaitter and Leyton Bohren were to follow at No. 1. Schnaitter and Bohren secured the Cougars doubles point in 6-3 fashion. Sam Sippel and Ryan Nuno secured the doubles sweep over the Hawks in the No. 2 slot. However, it was not easy to come by as the matchup went to the tiebreak set. Sippel and Nuno battled and fourth as they came out victorious 7-6 (7-2). 

Singles contests followed as No. 1 Schnaitter was the first to claim victory for the Cougars. Schnaitter had an impressive performance and won in straight sets 6-1, 6-2. For the third time on the season, Nuno played in the No. 2 matchup. Nuno followed right behind Schnaitter as he ended his contest 6-1, 6-1. The Hawks would then make the score 3-1 as they took the No. 3 match 7-6, 6-4. Cole Rassner clinched the Cougar's 14th victory of the season as he ended his contest in straight sets as well 6-0, 6-1. The No. 4 and No. 5 contests went unfinished following Rassner's win at No. 6.

The Cougars will make a quick turn around as they take on the Hawai'i Pacific Sharks tomorrow, April 17 at 2:30 PM. This is the final regular season match for Azusa Pacific before the conference tournament. The Cougars will honor their seniors in their final home match on senior day at the Munson and Bavougian Tennis Complex. Live stats for this matchup can be found here.