Glendale, AZ- On Saturday, Arizona Christian fell 6-1 to NCAA DII Western New Mexico University to open the Seth Moore era for the Firestorm. The match was played to 7 due to NCAA DII rules.

Match Info

• Match score: Western New Mexico - 6, Arizona Christian - 1
• Records: Arizona Christian - 0-1, Western New Mexico – 2-0
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian – not ranked, Western New Mexico- not ranked
• Location: Paseo Racquet Club, , Glendale, AZ

Inside The Box Score

• Gabby Gutierrez and Jayci Kelley first took ACU's lone doubles match winning 6-3. The one and three doubles positions for ACU both lost 6-3.
• Sydney Smith won the lone ACU Singles match in the four position.
• WNMU took five of six singles matches.

Scores v Western New Mexico University

Doubles

1. Julia Tozzi/Camila Gomez (WNMUW) def. ANKRAH, Naa/SMYTH, Sydney (ACU) 6-3
2. GUTIERREZ, Gabby/KELLEY, Jayci (ACU) def. Nicold Gonzalez/Kajsa Gedlitschka (WNMUW) 6-3
3. Julia Terrazas/Emma Oropeza (WNMUW) def. KELLEY, Elizabeth/SALIM, Samantha (ACU) 6-3

Singles

1. Julia Tozzi (WNMUW) def. ANKRAH, Naa (ACU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Camila Gomez (WNMUW) def. KELLEY, Elizabeth (ACU) 6-1, 6-2
3. Nicold Gonzalez (WNMUW) def. GUTIERREZ, Gabby (ACU) 6-3, 6-4
4. SMYTH, Sydney (ACU) def. Julia Terrazas (WNMUW) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
5. Kajsa Gedlitschka (WNMUW) def. KELLEY, Jayci (ACU) 6-4, 6-0
6. Emma Oropeza (WNMUW) def. SALIM, Samantha (ACU) 6-0, 6-0

Thoughts From Coach Moore

"We had great intensity the entire match and I can see there has definitely been improvements in the last few weeks. We will stick with and try and get in the win column on Tuesday."

Up Next:

The Firestorm return to action Tuesday, February 18^th at 1:00 pm against OUAZ at Paseo Racquet Club.