{"id":512077,"date":"2026-03-01T16:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T16:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/512077\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T16:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T16:07:11","slug":"17-apu-rallies-past-stanton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/512077\/","title":{"rendered":"#17 APU Rallies Past Stanton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n


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\"Hope<\/p>\n

Next Match:<\/p>\n

Hope International<\/p>\n

3\/5\/2026 | 2:00 PM<\/p>\n


\n Mar. 05 (Thu) \/ 2:00 PM \n <\/p>\n

\"Hope<\/p>\n


\n \u00a0Hope International \n <\/p>\n

History <\/a><\/p>\n

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AZUSA, Calif. \u2014 No. 17 Azusa Pacific bounced back in singles play Saturday afternoon, defeating Stanton University 5\u20132 at the Munson & Bavougian Tennis Complex to improve to 9\u20132 on the season.<\/p>\n

Stanton (2\u20133) grabbed early momentum by claiming the doubles point, winning at Nos. 1 and 2 while\u00a0Karola Suviste<\/a> and Kimberly Tran<\/a> earned a 6\u20132 victory at No. 3.

\nOrder of finish (doubles): 3, 2, 1<\/p>\n

Trailing 1\u20130, the Cougars responded emphatically in singles.<\/p>\n

No. 45 Stina Larsson<\/a> dominated at No. 2 singles with a flawless 6\u20130, 6\u20130 performance to immediately even the match and spark the turnaround. Karola Suviste<\/a> followed with a commanding 6\u20131, 6\u20134 win at No. 3, and Kimberly Tran<\/a> cruised 6\u20131, 6\u20130 at No. 4 to put APU firmly in control.<\/p>\n

The Cougars continued to roll as Melis Mert<\/a> battled through a marathon first-set tiebreak before securing a straight-set victory at No. 5, and Mariana Reveles added another point at No. 6 to round out\u00a0the scoring.

\nOrder of finish (singles): 1, 2, 4, 3, 6, 5<\/p>\n

Cougar of the Match: Stina Larsson<\/a><\/p>\n

Larsson set the tone in emphatic fashion. Her 6\u20130, 6\u20130 sweep at No. 2 singles not only leveled the dual but ignited the Cougars’ momentum after dropping the doubles point. The dominant performance showcased her composure and firepower, anchoring Azusa Pacific’s comeback and reinforcing her leadership in the lineup.<\/p>\n

Key Stats & Notes<\/p>\n

\tSuviste\u00a0has\u00a0now started the year 11-0 in singles play.
\n\tMert and Houkes’\u00a0three-set battle would last one\u00a0hour\u00a0and 47\u00a0minutes.
\n\tSuviste has not been beaten in 27\u00a0straight singles matches dating back to last year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Next Match: Hope International 3\/5\/2026 | 2:00 PM Mar. 05 (Thu) \/ 2:00 PM …\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":512078,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[565],"tags":[64,63,85,747],"class_list":["post-512077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512077\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512078"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}