Fullerton, CA- Like their first meeting over just over a month ago, No. 12 Arizona Christian and No. 17 Hope International saw their team match come down to the final singles match on Saturday.  History repeated itself as ACU pulled off the 5-4 win.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 5, Hope International - 4
• Records: Arizona Christian - 12-0, 7-0 GSAC, Hope International – 15-3, 7-2 GSAC
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian - 12, Hope International - 17
• Location: Fullerton Tennis Center, Fullerton, CA

Inside Box Score

• ACU won the first two doubles completed- Theo Preiswerk and Andres Vasquez won 8-4 at three and Enzo Douillac and Jesse Miritello won 8-6 at one
• HIU grabbed number two doubles with a 9-7 result
• The Royals won the first two singles finished to move ahead 3-2
• Daniel Superlano won 6-3 and 6-1 on court two for a 3-3 tie
• Winning on court four, HIU went in front 4-3
• Preiswerk used 6-3 and 7-5 result to tie the match at 4-4
• With all attention on court six, Vasquez won the first set 6-2, HIU's Eason Sun won 6-1 in the second set, and Vasquez answered with a 6-4 win

Scores v HIU

Doubles

1. DOUILLAC, Enzo/MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) def. Kyle Rae/Antoine Voisin (HIU) 8-6

2. Aleks Trifunovic/Sergio Romero (HIU) def. SUPERLANO, Daniel/MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) 9-7

3. PREISWERK, Theo/VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. James Zhang/Jayke Ancheta (HIU) 8-4

Singles

1. Kyle Rae (HIU) def. DOUILLAC, Enzo (ACU) 6-0, 6-2

2. SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) def. Aleks Trifunovic (HIU) 6-3, 6-1

3. PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) def. James Zhang (HIU) 6-3, 7-5

4. Tanishq Mahendru (HIU) def. MEDINA, Joel (ACU) 6-4, 6-3

5. Antoine Voisin (HIU) def. MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) 6-1, 6-3

6. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. Eason Sun (HIU) 6-2, 1-6, 6-4

Thoughts from Coach Southern

"Today's match had a lot of similarities as our first matchup with Hope last month.  The guys had to dig deep in singles with us needing to win three spots to secure the win.  Danny and Theo once again continue to be consistent wins in our singles lineup.  Andres was able to win the final match of the day, clinching against Hope for the second time this season.  Big time effort from the sophomore.  Roll Storm!"

Up Next

Come Friday, Arizona Christian will be in Santa Barbara to face #25 Westmont.  First serve will be at 2:00 pm.