La Mirada, CA- Playing on the neutral courts of Biola University on Thursday, Arizona Christian lost 5-4 to #20 Lewis-Clark State.  The match against the GSAC associate member Warriors came down to the final match playing on the day.  Junior Seth Moore won both of his matches on the afternoon.

With singles play starting the day, the Warriors grabbed the first point with a court six win.

Junior Ezequiel Suarez put a point on the ACU side after he won 6-3 and 6-2 against Jeff Su on court five.

The Warriors (8-6, 3-1 GSAC) recorded the win on court one before Moore tied the team match again at 2-2 with a 6-4 first set win followed by a 6-2 win in number three singles.

But the final two singles matches went in favor of LCSC as they built a 4-2 overall edge.  Junior David Castano put up a fight in his first set on court four but fell 6-4.  His second set was a 6-2 loss.  Sophomore Santiago Galeffi fell 6-1 in set one but found his groove a little better in the second set forcing an extra game though ultimately lost 7-5.

The Firestorm (5-12, 2-5 GSAC) came out ready to play in doubles.  Galeffi and Senior Michael Munguia used an 8-6 court two win to create a 4-3 ACU deficit.  Moore teamed with Sophomore Macen Vargas to hold on for a 9-8 win on court three to tie the match at 4-4.

All the marbles came down to doubles court one.  Unfortunately, LCSC's Yonas Woldetsadik and Su defeated Cawthorne and Suarez 8-2 to secure the team win.

The Firestorm men will next be in action on Friday against former GSAC foe Concordia Irvine.  Match time is set for 2:00 pm at the Costa Mesa Tennis Center.