AZUSA, Calif. - No. 15 Azusa Pacific won its third home match of the season, beating Point Loma by a 6-1 score on Friday afternoon. The Cougars, which started the season ranked No. 17 in the nation, have moved up two spots in the national poll to No. 15 with a 5-1 overall record. 

April Wong and Miruna Tudor started things off for the Cougars with a 6-2 win in the No. 2 doubles matchup. At No. 1, Eleonora Liga and Madison Kane (No. 5 ranked doubles duo in the nation) clinched the doubles point for the Cougars, winning 6-3. In their four matches together this season, Liga & Kane have not allowed their opponents to win more than three games.

The Cougars rolled to the match victory with five straight-set wins in singles. Kane put Azusa Pacific up 2-0 overall, after she won 6-1, 6-1 over Joelle Lanz (ranked No. 37 nationally) at No. 2. All four of Kane's victories this season have come in straight sets, and she has only allowed an opponent to take more than one game in a set on one occasion. Katherine Nguyen continued her winning ways, as she won 6-1, 6-3 at No. 6 to improve to 5-0 this season, with all victories occurring in straight-set fashion.

Liga, ranked as the nation's No. 5 singles player, delivered the match-clinching win, beating Arianna Aduelo (6-2, 6-4) to put the Cougars up 4-0. 

Vini Bautista won at No. 4 (6-4, 7-5) and Tudor earned a 6-0, 6-2 victory at No. 5. Tudor is now on a four-match winning streak.

Up Next: A Division I opponent is next on the schedule for the Cougars, as they will visit UC Riverside this Monday, Feb. 20 for a 2:00 pm match.