Surprise, Ariz.- Having to use the next person up approach with the top of their lineup unable to go, Arizona Christian put forth their best effort in their regular season finale against OUAZ.

Match Info

• Match score: OUAZ - 4, Arizona Christian - 0
• Records: Arizona Christian - 5-12, 3-5 GSAC, OUAZ - 11-7, 7-1 GSAC
• Location: Surprise Tennis Center, Surprise, AZ

Inside The Box Score

• Playing as doubles partners for the first time this season did not stop Johanna Lutz and Samantha Salim from winning the first doubles point- 6-1 on court three
• OUAZ countered by winning on two
• Vittoria Quadri and Karla Grobbelaar put up a fight on court two but came just short 6-4
• Playing to clinch, the Spirit won the match by winning the bottom three of the singles lineup
• The top three matches went down as unfinished
• Tough break for Lutz as she won her first set and was winning in the second set on court two when the match was called

Thoughts From Coach Carlisle

"Any match is going to be tough when you lose your top player, but I was so proud of the girls for the way they competed given the circumstances. We played really well in doubles and definitely had a shot at that point, but they were just a little too strong for us in singles.  OUAZ has a great team, they will be the top seed at the conference tournament next week.  But we definitely battled today and I was really pleased with our effort and attitude through it all."

Scores v OUAZ

Doubles

1. SOTELO-MENA, Johanna/CAREAGA, Paulette (OUAZ) def. QUADRI, Vittoria/GROBBELAAR, Karla (ACU) 6-4

2. LEALI, Giulia/KOSTOFF, Antonia (OUAZ) def. TROYER, Emma/SCHOENEN, Sylvie (ACU) 6-1

3. LUTZ, Johanna/SALIM, Samantha (ACU) def. SALAMON, Maya/PRITTS, Tiana (OUAZ) 6-1

Singles

1. LEALI, Giulia (OUAZ) vs. QUADRI, Vittoria (ACU) 7-5, 3-0, unfinished

2. SOTELO-MENA, Johanna (OUAZ) vs. LUTZ, Johanna (ACU) 3-6, 2-4, unfinished

3. KOSTOFF, Antonia (OUAZ) vs. GROBBELAAR, Karla (ACU) 6-2, 4-1, unfinished

4. CAREAGA, Paulette (OUAZ) def. TROYER, Emma (ACU) 6-2, 6-0

5. CLARK, Cassidy (OUAZ) def. SALIM, Samantha (ACU) 6-1, 6-0

6. GALLARDO, Veronica (OUAZ) def. SCHOENEN, Sylvie (ACU) 6-1, 6-0

Up Next

The GSAC Championships are next on the schedule for Firestorm.  Appears they will head to the Surprise Tennis Center on Tuesday as the sixth seed.