3/16/10 - Sea Lions Mightier Than Royals

By Stephanie Coats

San Diego, CA- NAIA No. 11 Point Loma Nazarene lived up to their ranking by proving to be a tough opponent for the Royals. While the Sea Lions would win 9-0, that did not keep the Royals from putting all their effort into each match.

Freshman Nathan Deghi showed that he was not going to let his singles match against Trent Brown go lightly. Deghi took a game off Brown and battled to add more wins to his name. However, Brown would recover to win the match, 2-0 (6-1, 6-0).

Deghi’s teammates also fought hard against their own opponents but no other Royal would be able to earn a game win.

Point Loma Nazarene 9, Hope International 0

Singles

1. Tyler Bowman (PNLU) def. Greg Cobian (HIU), 2-0 (6-0, 6-0)
2. Travis Albaugh (PNLU) def. Henry Valiente (HIU), 2-0 (6-0, 6-0)
3. Landon Hilker (PNLU) def. Justin Sutherlin (HIU), 2-0 (6-0, 6-0)
4. Trent Brown (PNLU) def. Nathan Deghi (HIU), 2-0 (6-1, 6-0)
5. Kevin Camballa (PNLU) def. Mike Lipert (HIU), 2-0 (6-0, 6-0)
6. PNLU won be default

Doubles

1. Bowman/Joel Myers (PNLU) def. Cobian/Valiente (HIU), 8-0
2. David Jaehnig/Albaugh (PNLU) def. Sutherlin/Deghi (HIU), 8-0
3. PNLU won be default

The Sea Lions increase their record to 5-5, 2-5 GSAC, but the Royals step down to 0-10, 0-7 GSAC. In just two days, the Royals will host Amherst College (MA) at Cal State Fullerton. First serve is scheduled for 2:00 pm.

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