Arlington, Texas- On Saturday, Arizona Christian ended their late season Texas road trip facing Texas Wesleyan.  The Rams beat the Firestorm at the Arlington Tennis Center.
 
Match Info

• Match score: Texas Wesleyan- 6, Arizona Christian- 1
• Records: Arizona Christian- 6-6, Texas Wesleyan- unknown
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian- RV, Texas Wesleyan- RV
• Arlington Tennis Center, Arlington, TX

 
Inside Box Score

• Doubles three went to TWU before Josh Jones and Martin Thomas tied the doubles effort at 1-1
• Abril Hugo and Jonas Wand had their chances at doubles one but were turned away in the tie break
• The first two matches finished in doubles went to Texas Wesleyan in straight sets
• David Maas lost set one but rebounded for a set two win before falling in the third on court five
• That win for the Rams gave them the match win
• After dropping set one, Thomas rebounded and claimed the second set in tie break fashion before winning his match in super tie break fashion
• The final match was all about 6-3 as Wand took the first set before his opponent took the last two sets- all with the same score

 
Thoughts from Coach Carlisle                                                            
"Tough one today.  We were two points away from grabbing the doubles point and could not close it. That definitely affected us going into singles as we lost five of six first sets and looked dead in the water. I am proud of the guys for making it a real battle after that, but we have to figure out how to close games and sets when we have our chances. We got killed on the deuce points today and struggled to hold leads when we had them. Definitely tough to swallow, but we will get back to work next week and come back stronger as we get ready for the GSAC tournament."
 
Up Next
After returning home and celebrating Easter next week, the Firestorm will head to California in two weeks.  Their first match of the trip will come on April 14 against NCAA Division II Point Loma Nazarene in San Diego, CA.