Glendale, AZ- On Saturday, Arizona Christian lost a split double header first to OUAZ 4-0 in a match that was played to clinch at Paseo Racquet Center. Later in the afternoon, ACU lost to Colorado Mesa University 6-1 at Phoenix Tennis Center.

Match Info

• Match score: OUAZ- 4 Arizona Christian- 0
• Match score: Colorado Mesa 6 Arizona Christian- 1
• Records: Arizona Christian - 0-3, 0-1 GSAC OUAZ – 1-2, 1-0 GSAC CMU 6-0
• NAIA Top 25 ranking: ACU – not ranked, OUAZ- not ranked
• Location: Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, AZ and Phoenix Tennis Center, Phoenix, AZ

Inside The Box Score

• OUAZ (6-3, 7-5, default) and CMU (6-3, 6-3, default) took all three doubles matches
• ACU's single's victory came in the 1 spot with Deondra Bacchus Issy Coman (CMU) 7-6, 6-2

Scores v OUAZ

1. Leali,Giulia/Gallardo,Veronica (OUAZ) def. BACCHUS, Deondra/GROBBELAAR, Karla (ACU) 6-3

2. Wells,Saskia/Salamon,Maya (OUAZ) def. SMYTH, Sydney/SALIM, Samantha (ACU) 7-5

3. Rangel,Mitzy/Grimes,Veronica (OUAZ) def. No player/No player (ACU), by forfeit

Singles

1. BACCHUS, Deondra (ACU) vs. Leali,Giulia (OUAZ) 7-5, 1-0, unfinished

2. Gallardo,Veronica (OUAZ) def. GROBBELAAR, Karla (ACU) 6-2, 6-2

3. SMYTH, Sydney (ACU) vs. Wells,Saskia (OUAZ) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished

4. SALIM, Samantha (ACU) vs. Grimes,Veronica (OUAZ) 2-6, 2-5, unfinished

5. Salamon,Maya (OUAZ) def. SCHOENEN, Sylvie (ACU) 6-1, 6-3

6. Rangel,Mitzy (OUAZ) def. No player (ACU), by forfeit

Scores v CMU

1. Issy Coman/Maike Waldburger (CMU-W) def. BACCHUS, Deondra/GROBBELAAR, Karla (ACU) 6-3

2. Carolena Campos/Lauren Thomas (CMU-W) def. SMYTH, Sydney/SALIM, Samantha (ACU) 6-3

3. Halle Romero/Julianna Campos (CMU-W) def. No player/No player (ACU), by forfeit

Singles

1. BACCHUS, Deondra (ACU) def. Issy Coman (CMU-W) 7-6, 6-2

2. Maike Waldburger (CMU-W) def. GROBBELAAR, Karla (ACU) 6-1, 6-3

3. Carolena Campos (CMU-W) def. SMYTH, Sydney (ACU) 6-4, 6-1

4. Halle Romero (CMU-W) def. SALIM, Samantha (ACU) 6-1, 6-2

5. Lauren Thomas (CMU-W) def. SCHOENEN, Sylvie (ACU) 6-0, 6-1

6. Julianna Campos (CMU-W) def. No player (ACU), by forfeit

Thoughts From Coach Carlisle

"We knew this would be a tough weekend for the girls. Obviously being down a player hurts, but I really couldn't be more proud of the way we competed against two more really good teams today. We need to play better doubles moving forward, but we're such a young team with plenty of room to learn and grow so I'm excited to get back to work and hopefully we'll see better results down the road. Overall, I think the girls did a great job this weekend and I really do believe that the future is bright for this team."

Up Next:

The Firestorm return to action Friday, February 19 at 12:00 pm against Hope International University. The match will be played at Paseo Racquet Center in Glendale.