Indian Wells, CA- On Wednesday, Arizona Christian beat Westmont 5-1 in their GSAC Championship Semifinals match.  The win advances the GSAC regular season champs to the GSAC Championship Final against OUAZ on Thursday at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 5, Westmont - 1
• Records: Arizona Christian - 17-1, Westmont - 8-12
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian - 12, Westmont - RV
• Location: Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, CA

Inside Box Score

• Theo Preiswerk and Andres Vasquez opened the team with a win on doubles three
• Westmont tied the match at 1-1 by winning on court one
• Daniel Superlano and Lucas Monterroso were tied at 8-8 before winning the tie break 7-5 for a 2-1 lead
• Monterroso started singles with a 6-1, 6-4 win at number five
• Preiswerk won on court four 6-1 and 6-1
• Enzo Douillac finished off the win with a 6-0, 6-4 win on one
• ACU will play in the GSAC Championship match for the third year in a row

Scores v Westmont

Doubles

1. JOENS, J.T./HEMRY, Joseph (WC) def. DOUILLAC, Enzo/MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) 8-6

2. MONTERROSO, Lucas/SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) def. STRANDNESS, Jordan/STEPHENS, Corey (WC) 9-8 (7-5)

3. VASQUEZ, Andres/PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) def. ALLEMAN, Matthew/WEGENER, Jason (WC) 8-4

Singles

1. DOUILLAC, Enzo (ACU) def. JOENS, J.T. (WC) 6-0, 6-4

2. SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) vs. HEMRY, Joseph (WC) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished

3. MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) vs. STRANDNESS, Jordan (WC) 7-6 (7-5), 0-3, unfinished

4. PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) def. STEPHENS, Corey (WC) 6-1, 6-1

5. MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) def. ALLEMAN, Matthew (WC) 6-1, 6-4

6. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) vs. WEGENER, Jason (WC) 6-4, 2-4, unfinished

Thoughts from Coach Southern

"Westmont came out strong again in doubles just like last time we played.  I thought we did a good job of matching their energy for the most part and handling some rowdiness from the crowd with good composure as well.  Danny and Lucas pulling out the win at 2 dubs to give us the lead going into singles was huge.  I thought the guys played great in singles taking the first set on al 6 courts, first time in the three matches with Westmont that we were able to do that."

"The guys are looking forward to a rematch with cross town rival OUAZ tomorrow morning.  They simply out played us during our senior day match to beat us.  The guys are excited for the challenge.  Roll Storm."

Up Next

On Thursday, the Firestorm face OUAZ in the GSAC Championship match at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden at 9:00 am.