HONOLULU, Hawai'i - No. 17 Azusa Pacific came up short against No. 4 Hawai'i Pacific, losing by a 5-2 score on Saturday evening. The Cougars are 2-1 overall through three matches.

Hawai'i Pacific took the doubles point to start things off, picking up wins at No. 1 (6-1) and No. 2 (6-3). At No. 3, Azusa Pacific's duo of April Wong and Katia Betancourt were able to earn a 6-2 win. It was the pair's first match played together this season.

The Sharks opened singles with wins at No. 3, No. 1 and No. 4 to clinch the match overall. The Cougars' first point of the day was claimed by Miruna Tudor at No. 5, where she took the first set 6-1, and then was ahead 4-2 in the second when her opponent, Nicole Ballach, had to retire due to injury. Tudor is now 2-1 this season in her singles matches.

Katherine Nguyen added a second point for the Cougars at No. 6, where she defeated Lynn Kader in straight sets (6-2, 6-3). With the victory, Nguyen has increased her unbeaten streak to 17 matches, as her last defeat came last March against Elena Malykh of Division I Ball State.

In the final match to finish, Madison Kane battled with Elodie Busson (ranked No. 2 nationally) at No. 2. Kane fought to a 7-6 (13-11) first set win, but Busson came back to win the second 6-0. With the overall match decided, the two played a super-tiebreaker, which Busson was able to hold off Kane for the 11-9 win.

Up Next: The Cougars will wrap up their trip to Hawai'i with a neutral site match with Hawai'i Hilo at 1:00 pm HT (3:00 pm PT).