Glendale, Ariz.- With their 4-0 win over the Firebirds of Saint Katherine on Friday, the ACU Firestorm pushed their win streak to four.  Anthony Popyrin, Andre Millet, and Martin Thomas all won in doubles and singles in the match played to clinch.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 4, Saint Katherine - 0
• Records: Arizona Christian - 9-6, 5-1 GSAC, Saint Katherine - 2-5, 2-4 GSAC
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Saint Katherine - not ranked
• Location: Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, AZ

Inside Box Score

• Millet and Thomas opened doubles with a 6-2 win on court three
• Popyrin and Jonas Wand completed the doubles team point by winning 6-4
• Moving into singles, Thomas picked up where he left off in doubles and won 6-0 and 6-3 on court six
• Popyrin dominated his first set 6-1 on court one before holding on 7-5 in the second set
• Needing one point to clinch the team win, Millet answered the call by delivering double 6-3 wins on court three
• The final three matches playing went down as unfinished

Thoughts from Coach Carlisle

"We did not play our best match today, but we were able to lock in when we really needed to and pick up another solid win.  Saint Katherine makes you work for every point and we had a hard time closing out matches, but overall I was proud of the guys for staying composed when things got tight.  We will need to be a lot sharper against San Diego Christian tomorrow.  But the guys are excited for the challenge and I know they will be ready for it."

Match v William Jessup

Doubles competition

1. POPYRIN, Anthony/WAND, Jonas (ACU) def. SCHRODER, Max/MELOSCH, Matthew (USK) 6-4

2. DOMINGUEZ, Jose/VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) vs. NAVARRO, Diego/CADENA, Alessandro (USK) unfinished

3. MILLET, Andre/THOMAS, Martin (ACU) def. DEBONS, Lucas/THOMZIK, Wim (USK) 6-2

Singles competition

1. POPYRIN, Anthony (ACU) def. MELOSCH, Matthew (USK) 6-1, 7-5

2. WAND, Jonas (ACU) vs. NAVARRO, Diego (USK) unfinished

3. MILLET, Andre (ACU) def. DEBONS, Lucas (USK) 6-3, 6-3

4. DOMINGUEZ, Jose (ACU) vs. CADENA, Alessandro (USK) unfinished

5. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) vs. SCHRODER, Max (USK) unfinished

6. THOMAS, Martin (ACU) def. THOMZIK, Wim (USK) 6-0, 6-3

Up Next

On Saturday, the Firestorm will play their final home match of the season when they host No. 13 San Diego Christian.  First serve from the Paseo Racquet Center is planned for 1:00 pm.