Azusa, Calif. -- The Sunbirds took a 2-1 lead into singles play and held off a charging Azusa Pacific squad to earn a 5-4 win over the tenth-ranked Cougars.
Freshmen
Leonardo Urquidi and
Brendan Aguilar led the way for Fresno Pacific (15-5) winning their doubles match before both went on to win singles matches in straight sets. Urquidi pulled out a 7-6 (16-14) marathon win in the second set of the No. 5 singles match to seal the victory for the Sunbirds. Aguilar posted a 6-2, 6-2 straight set victory over Alan Leahy at No. 4 singles.
Kyle Rowe also earned a straight set singles win 6-4, 6-3 over Pascal Engel.
The Sunbirds jumped out to early leads in all three doubles matches looking in complete control of the match after an 8-2 win by Urquidi and Aguilar at the No. 2 spot. Jan Meyer and Gary Yam rallied past Rowe and
Thomas Gely to tie the match 1-1 with one doubles match to go.
Michael Tymkiw and
Stefan Loop provided the boost for the Sunbirds taking an 8-5 win and the lead into doubles.
Fresno Pacific will return home on Saturday to face Biola with doubles play set to begin at 12:00 p.m.
Fresno Pacific Men's Tennis
Fresno Pacific vs Azusa Pacific (Mar 28, 2014)
#9 Fresno Pacific 5, #10 Azusa Pacific 4
Mar 28, 2014 at Azusa, CA (Munson & Bavougian Tennis Complex) | Singles competition |
| 1. #5 Jan Meyer (APU-MT) def. Thomas Gely (FPU-MT) 6-0, 6-0 |
| 2. #7 Frederik Wilkens (APU-MT) def. Michael Tymkiw (FPU-MT) 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 10-8 |
| 3. Kyle Rowe (FPU-MT) def. Pascal Engel (APU-MT) 6-4, 6-3 |
| 4. Brendan Aguilar (FPU-MT) def. Alan Leahy (APU-MT) 6-2, 6-2 |
| 5. Leonardo Urquidi (FPU-MT) def. Gary Yam (APU-MT) 7-5, 7-6 (16-14) |
| 6. Tomas Aranguiz (APU-MT) def. Stefan Loop (FPU-MT) 6-4, 6-3 |
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| Match Notes |
| Fresno Pacific 15-5; National ranking #9; Regional ranking #2 |
| Azusa Pacific 12-5; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #3 |
| Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,6,4,3,5,2) |
| Official: Diana Williams T-3:55 A-228 |
