Glendale, Ariz.- In a tight match between Arizona Christian and NCAA Division II Western New Mexico, Josh Jones secured the team winning point with a win in singles on Thursday.
 
Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian- 4, Western New Mexico
• Records: Arizona Christian- 1-2, Western New Mexico- 3-0
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian- not ranked, Western New Mexico- not NAIA
• Location: Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, AZ

 
Inside Box Score

• The break in the match ACU needed came in the number one doubles as WNMU was forced to retire
• Hugo Abril and Harry Buttifant locked up the doubles point with a 6-2 win on court three
• A default point for the Firestorm on court six moved them ahead 2-0
• Abril made quick of his opponent on court two for a cushion
• Needing one more win for the team victory saw ACU come up short on courts five and four
• Attention turned to court three after Jones won 6-4 in his opening set
• Set two played to a 6-6 tie and Jones prevailed in the tiebreak for the win- individual and team
• On court one, Wand and his WNMU counterpart exchanged 6-3 victories in the first two sets
• The Mustangs pulled off the singles win in a tiebreak

 
Thoughts from Coach Carlisle
"We came out really slow in doubles today, but got a little lucky with the retirement at one. We definitely picked it up in singles, and while it was not our best tennis, we battled as hard as I have ever seen and picked up a very tough win. It was a challenging match and we will need to improve in several areas, but these early season battles are great experience and will pay big dividends for us moving forward."
 
Up Next
The Firestorm will be right back at it on Friday when Colorado Mesa arrives in town for a 4:00 pm first serve.