Surprise, Ariz.- Arizona Christian, the number three seed in GSAC Tournament, bounced Menlo, the number six seed, in the GSAC quarterfinals in dramatic fashion.  Jonas Wand and Hugo Abril, combined or individually, accounted for three of the four Firestorm points.
 
Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian- 4, Menlo- 3
• Records: Arizona Christian- 8-7, Menlo- 6-5
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian- not ranked, Menlo- not ranked
• Surprise Tennis Center, Surprise, AZ

 
Inside Box Score

• The Oaks won the first doubles point
• But ACU countered with a 6-3 win of their own by Abril and Wand in one doubles
• Josh Jones and Martin Thomas locked in the doubles point with a 6-4 decision in doubles two
• When singles started, Abril made quick work of his Menlo foe at the top of the lineup
• Menlo won the next points to force a 2-2 team tie
• Thomas pushed ACU back in front with a straight sets win at singles four
• The Oaks once again tied the score at 3-3
• Wand lost his first set 6-3 but doubled up the 6-2 second and third set wins to push ACU to the semifinals

 
Thoughts from Coach Carlisle                                                            
"I have said it a lot this year, but this was another total team victory.  So many matches this season have come down to the wire and we really drew on that experience today.  Getting the doubles point this time was huge and obviously made the difference in the match, but then we dropped four out of six first sets and we knew we had have to pull out at least one comeback victory to win the match.  Jonas had a very intense and emotional match, so to have him clinch the win as the final match was incredible.  Our guys off the court brought the high energy as always, and honestly our girls made all the difference cheering for the guys as it came down to the end.  Just so proud of this entire team!"
 
Up Next
Arizona Christian will face Westmont in the GSAC semis at the Surprise Tennis Center on Wednesday at 10:00 am.  The teams will play on courts 13-19.