AZUSA, Calif.— Colorado Mesa University No. 1 singles player Henry Scheck won a set in what was his final career match in his home state, one of a few highlights of the day for the Maverick men's tennis team, which was overpowered by NCAA Division II power Azusa Pacific University, 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon here at the Cougars' Munson & Bavougian Tennis Complex.
 
The Cougars, ranked 39^th in the latest set of ITA NCAA Division II National Rankings, released earlier on the Wednesday won for the ninth straight time and improved to 13-4.  They also reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Tournament last season.
 
The Mavericks fell to 5-12 and finished their annual spring break trip to Southern California with an 0-4 mark.
 
Scheck, a native of the Camarillo and one of four Mav seniors who prepped at the Weil Tennis Academy in Ojai, battled in his top flight singles match against the nation's 19^th-ranked Soeren Grandke, who won his eighth straight match.
 
However, Grandke outlasted Scheck, 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. 
 
No. 74 Joan Crespo was also victorious for the Cougars at No. 4 singles as the Cougars won the other five singles matches in straight sets although Diogo Manzano and Emil Hultman pushed their opponents to 7-5 second set margins in the second and third flights.
 
The Cougars also won both of the completed doubles matches by 6-3 and 6-4 margins in the top two flights.
 
However, CMU's Luke Burriesci and Jamison Pfingston, victorious in Tuesday's dual against Menlo College, were leading their No. 3 doubles match against Crespo and Christopher Marci, 5-3 when it was left unfinished after the Cougars clinched the doubles point.
 
The No. 1 doubles affair was a match-up of two nationally-ranked squads with Grandke and Pinoit, ranked 23^rd in Wednesday's ITA rankings, claiming a 6-3 win over Scheck and William Leschig, who moved up a spot to 13^th in the latest rankings.
 
The Mavericks will now return home for a brief respite before hitting the road once again on Mar. 27 and 28 to face NCAA Division III opponents University of the Ozarks (Ark.) and Colorado College in Colorado Springs.