MHicks posted on May 18, 2010 18:49
MOBILE, Ala-- Ninth-ranked Point Loma Nazarene University was too much for the Rams too handle at the 2010 NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship Tuesday. The Sea Lions defeated the Rams 6-0 in a match that was called early due to weather.
The Rams end the season with a 10-6 mark, while Point Loma advances to face Oklahoma Christian Wednesday at 1 pm. This was Mobile's 3rd-straight trip to nationals.
Point Loma swept all three doubles matches to go up 3-0 and then took No. 3, 5 and 6 singles to clinch the match. The Sea Lions dropped only one game in those three singles matches.
Singles:
No. 1 – Ricky Weghorst (UM) vs. Joel Myers (PLNU), DNF*
No. 2 – Guilherme Lorenson (UM) vs. Curt Wheeler (PLNU), DNF*
No. 3 – Tyler Bowman (PLNU) def. Gustavo Godoi (UM), 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 – Jesus Urmenata (UM) vs. DJ Jaehnig (PLNU), DNF*
No. 5 – Trent Brown (PLNU) def. Saulo Litterio (UM), 6-0, 6-0
No. 6 – Travis Albaugh (PLNU) def. Ryan Ogborn (UM), 6-0, 6-0
Doubles:
No. 1 – Wheeler / Landon Hilker (PLNU) def. Weghorst / Lorencon (UM), 8-2
No. 2 – Myers / Bowman (PLNU) def. Godoi / Urmeneta (UM), 8-3
No. 3 – Jaehnig / Albaugh (PLNU) def. Litterio / Clint Key (UM), 8-1