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Jan Heine
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Winner Hawaii Pacific HPU (13-6)
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Point Loma PLNU (18-4)
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Hawaii Pacific HPU
(13-6)
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Final
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Point Loma PLNU
(18-4)

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Men's Tennis Upsets Point Loma 4-1 to Advance to NCAA Championships

POINT LOMA, Calif. - The Hawaii Pacific Men's Tennis team upset Point Loma Nazarene University 4-1 on Friday morning at 

The Sharks came into the regional round as the underdog and rose to the occasion even after dropping the doubles point.

With momentum on the Sea Lion's side, HPU rattled off three wins in straight sets, putting them within one of advancing to Orlando. It didn't take much longer for Jan Heine on court four to put away the match in set three, and the celebration began.

Doubles competition 
1. Alexander Leischner/Fabian Penzkofer (PLNU) vs. Jakub Beran/Benjamin Loccisano (HPU) 4-5, unfinished
2. Tyler Davis/David Strassburger (PLNU) def. Robin Sanz/Riku Ogasawara (HPU) 6-4 
3. Nabeel Khan/Elias Weeks (PLNU) def. Mile Matic/Cheng-Chieg Wang (HPU) 7-5 

Singles competition 
1. Alexander Leischner (PLNU) vs. Robin Sanz (HPU) 3-6, 6-4, 2-3, unfinished
2. Jakub Beran (HPU) def. Tyler Davis (PLNU) 6-1, 6-4 
3. Fabian Penzkofer (PLNU) vs. Benjamin Loccisano (HPU) 4-6, 6-4, 0-4, unfinished 
4. Jan Heine (HPU) def. Andrew Suver (PLNU) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 
5. Mile Matic (HPU) def. David Strassburger (PLNU) 6-4, 6-4 
6. Riku Ogasawara (HPU) def. Nabeel Khan (PLNU) 6-0, 6-3 

Match Notes: 
Hawaii Pacific 13-6; Regional ranking #3 
Point Loma 18-4; Regional ranking #2 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (6,2,5,4)

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