Glendale, AZ- On Saturday, Arizona Christian fell to OUAZ 4-1. The match was played to clinch at Paseo Racquet Center. The Firestorm then traveled to Phoenix Tennis Center to play Colorado Mesa University. In a tough contest, the Firestorm fell 4-3 to the Mavericks.

Match Info

• Match score: OUAZ- 4, ACU- 1, CMU- 4, ACU- 3
• Records: Arizona Christian - 1-2, 0-1 GSAC, OUAZ 3-0, 1-0 (GSAC), CMU 5-1
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian – not ranked, OUAZ- not ranked
• Location: Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, AZ and Phoenix Tennis Center, Phoenix, AZ

Inside Box Score

• ACU won doubles to begin play against CMU winning matches in the one position 7-6 and three position 6-1.
• ACU won singles points in the one and four positions with Anthony Popyrin (6-2, 6-4) and Jonas Wand (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) victorious
• ACU's lone point against OUAZ came in the 4 position with Jonas Wand defeating Dong Hyun Kim.

Scores v OUAZ

Doubles

1. POPYRIN, Anthony/VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) vs. Todd,Austin/Loyd,Michael (OUAZ) unfinished

2. Reyes,Andres/Rudnicki,Grzegorz (OUAZ) def. WAND, Jonas/MAAS, David (ACU) 6-1

3. Kim,Dong Hyun/Vasquez,Alan (OUAZ) def. DOMINGUEZ, Jose/OLIVIER, Leon (ACU) 7-5

Singles

1. Reyes,Andres (OUAZ) def. POPYRIN, Anthony (ACU) 6-3, 6-1

2. Todd,Austin (OUAZ) def. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) 6-4, 6-3

3. DOMINGUEZ, Jose (ACU) vs. Rudnicki,Grzegorz (OUAZ) 6-2, 4-3, unfinished

4. WAND, Jonas (ACU) def. Kim,Dong Hyun (OUAZ) 6-2, 6-2

5. Loyd,Michael (OUAZ) def. OLIVIER, Leon (ACU) 6-4, 6-2

6. MAAS, David (ACU) vs. Shin,Michael (OUAZ) 7-5, 3-1, unfinished

Scores v CMU

Doubles

1. POPYRIN, Anthony/OLIVIER, Leon (ACU) def. C. Albrechtsen/Tyler Landen (CMU-M) 7-6

2. Steven Howe/Jandre van Wyk (CMU-M) def. WAND, Jonas/MAAS, David (ACU) 6-3

3. DOMINGUEZ, Jose/VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. Moises Cure/Thiago Nejm (CMU-M) 6-1

Singles

1. POPYRIN, Anthony (ACU) def. C. Albrechtsen (CMU-M) 6-2, 6-4

2. Steven Howe (CMU-M) def. DOMINGUEZ, Jose (ACU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)

3. Tyler Landen (CMU-M) def. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2

4. WAND, Jonas (ACU) def. Moises Cure (CMU-M) 3-6, 6-3, 6-3

5. Jandre van Wyk (CMU-M) def. OLIVIER, Leon (ACU) 6-0, 6-0

6. Thiago Nejm (CMU-M) def. MAAS, David (ACU) 6-4, 7-5

Thoughts from Coach Carlisle

"We came out really slow in the first match today and fell behind quickly. We started to get things going in singles, but we just dub ourselves too deep of a hole and you can't afford to do that against good teams. We started much better in the second match and were able to grab the doubles point, but just didn't get it done in singles. We definitely had a lot of opportunities, but weren't able to close out sets when we got the lead and didn't play  the big points well enough. Despite the losses, I think we can take a lot of positives from today and be better moving forward."

Up Next:

The Firestorm return to action Friday, February 19 at 12:00 pm against (RV) Hope International University at Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale, AZ.