SURPRISE, Ariz. - The ACU women's tennis team (2-9; 2-4 GSAC) fell in conference play Wednesday afternoon to OUAZ (4-4; 4-2 GSAC), 5-2 at the Surprise Tennis Center.

Match Notes:

ACU is now 5-2 all-time against OUAZ and has now lost two-consecutive matches.

The Results:

Singles:

1. Giulia Leali (OUAZ) def. Deondra Bacchus (ACU) 6-3, 6-0

2. Karla Grobbelaar (ACU) def. Veronica Gallardo (OUAZ) 2-6, 7-6, 1-0

3. Sydney Smyth (ACU) def. Saskia Wells (OUAZ) 7-5, 6-2

4. Veronica Grimes (OUAZ) def. Samantha Salim (ACU) 6-1, 6-0

5. Maya Salamon (OUAZ) def. Sylvie Schoenen (ACU) 6-4, 6-4

6. Mitzy Rangel def. (ACU), by forfeit

Doubles:

1. Bacchus/Grobbelaar (ACU) def. Giulia Leali/Veronica Gallardo (OUAZ) 6-2

2. Saskia Wells/Maya Salamon (OUAZ) def. Smyth/Salim (ACU) 6-2

3. Veronica Grimes/Mitzy Rangel def. (ACU), by forfeit

Thoughts From Coach:

"This was definitely a tough match for the girls.  I think we missed a lot of opportunities and I really think it was a match that we could have won.  But overall if you look at the scores from our first match with Ottawa when we got swept I think you can definitely see the improvements that we've made and I'm thrilled about that.  We still haven't put together a complete performance yet, but we're a much better team now than we were six weeks ago so I'm really pleased with where we're at."

Up Next:

The Firestorm continue GSAC play with a match at No. 12 San Diego Christian on Fri., April 9 in Santee, Calif.