Santa Barbara, Calif.- Arizona Christian was up mental challenge of playing on the road on Saturday as they downed Westmont on their courts.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 6, Westmont - 1
• Records: Arizona Christian - 7-6, 3-1 GSAC, Westmont - 4-5, 4-1 GSAC
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Westmont - not ranked
• Location: Westmont Tennis Courts, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA

Inside Box Score

• The Firestorm won the first two completed doubles matches to earn the team point
• Andre Millet and Martin Thomas rolled 6-2 on court three
• Jose Dominguez and Andres Vasquez battled to a 6-4 win on two
• Millet stayed with his 6-2 day as he won both sets by that score to start singles scoring
• Vasquez delivered 6-2 and 6-1 victorious results on five
• Jonas Wand stayed just ahead of his Warrior foe with 6-4 and 7-5 results to clinch the team win
• On court one, Anthony Popyrin was locked up in a tight match winning 7-5, losing 6-4, and winning 6-4
• Long rallies was the name of the game on court four as they were last match playing despite only going two sets
• Dominguez won a 7-6 tie break first set and 6-4 in the final set on four

Thoughts from Coach Carlisle

"This was as mentally tough a match as any that I have ever been a part of.  Huge credit to the guys for holding their composure when things did not go our way and battling through so many tight matches to come out with a big win.  Westmont has a great team and they do not give you anything, so we really had to dig deep and work as hard as we ever have for every single point.  Great team victory today, I am so proud of the guys and I am excited to see how we build on this one."

Match v Westmont

Doubles competition

1. THOMPSON, Logan/HA, Ethan (WC) def. POPYRIN, Anthony/WAND, Jonas (ACU) 7-6 (7-3)

2. DOMINGUEZ, Jose/VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. VANDER ARK, Owen/HEMRY, Joseph (WC) 6-4

3. MILLET, Andre/THOMAS, Martin (ACU) def. SAITO, Benny/TINTORE RAM, Santiago (WC) 6-2

Singles competition

1. POPYRIN, Anthony (ACU) def. THOMPSON, Logan (WC) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4

2. WAND, Jonas (ACU) def. HA, Ethan (WC) 6-4, 7-5

3. MILLET, Andre (ACU) def. VANDER ARK, Owen (WC) 6-2, 6-2

4. DOMINGUEZ, Jose (ACU) def. WRIGHT, Tristan (WC) 7-6 (7-2), 6-4

5. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. SAITO, Benny (WC) 6-2, 6-1

6. HEMRY, Joseph (WC) def. THOMAS, Martin (ACU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)

Up Next

The Firestorm will return home and then fly up to Rocklin to face William Jessup and former Head Coach Chris Tolson next Friday.  First serve is set for 1:00 pm.