Box Score Glendale, AZ- On Saturday, Arizona Christian fell 5-2 to NCAA DII Western New Mexico University to open the Seth Moore era for the Firestorm. The match was played to seven due to new scoring rules.
Match Info
- Match score: Western New Mexico - 5, Arizona Christian - 2
- Records: Arizona Christian - 0-1, Western New Mexico – 1-4
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Western New Mexico- not ranked
- Location: Paseo Racquet Club, Glendale, AZ
Inside Box Score
- WNMU took the first two doubles sets to open the match. The ACU team of Andres Vasquez and Rodrigo Garcia took the lone victory for ACU doubles in the third spot.
- Rodrigo Garcia and Sebastian Estrada took their singles matches in the five and six spots.
Scores v Western New Mexico University
Doubles
- Ruan Du Preez/Niko Barr (WNMUM) def. MAAS, David/MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) 6-1
- David Valles/Shaurya Piplani (WNMUM) def. MONTERROSO, Lucas/WEISE, Phillip (ACU) 6-4
- VASQUEZ, Andres/GARCIA, Rodrigo (ACU) def. Jose Mario Neto/Erik Dallmann (WNMUM) 6-3
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Singles
- Ruan Du Preez (WNMUM) def. MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) 6-3, 6-1
- Niko Barr (WNMUM) def. MAAS, David (ACU) 6-4, 6-0
- David Valles (WNMUM) def. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) 6-4, 6-4
- Shaurya Piplani (WNMUM) def. WEISE, Phillip (ACU) 6-1, 6-3
- GARCIA, Rodrigo (ACU) def. Jose Mario Neto (WNMUM) 6-3, 6-3
- ESTRADA, Sebastian (ACU) def. Erik Dallmann (WNMUM) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
Thoughts from Coach Moore
"We fought really well at the beginning of the match and then slowly ran out of steam. We got to see what we need to do to get better going forward and we will try and keep building on that to be in top form at the end of the season."
Up Next:
The Firestorm return to action Tuesday, February 18 at 1:00 pm against OUAZ at Paseo Racquet Club.
