Glendale, Ariz.- In their final tuneup before heading to Ohio for Spring Break, Arizona Christian fell to NCAA Division II foe Biola on Thursday afternoon.

Match Info

• Match score: Biola- 4, Arizona Christian- 1
• Records: Arizona Christian- 3-4, Biola- 5-2
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian- RV, Biola- not NAIA
• Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, AZ

Inside Box Score

• The Eagles won the first two doubles matches for the point
• Lennert Lemahieu and Fenosoa Rasendra were leading 5-3 but their match went down as unfinished
• Biola won the first singles point for a 2-0 team lead
• Lemahieu won his first set 6-2 and held on 6-4 in the second
• BU moved ahead 3-1 after a win in four singles
• Hugo Abril won the middle set 6-4 but dropped sets one and three which concluded the match
• The final two singles matches went down as unfinished

Thoughts from Coach Carlisle
"The environment today was a lot more intense than we were expecting and I think it took us a little while to adjust to that.  We started off really slow in doubles, but definitely woke up in singles and played some great tennis at a few spots.  There is a lot we can learn from today, hopefully we can grow from this experience and respond better to tough moments in the future."

Up Next
Next week, the Firestorm will head to Ohio to play five matches in four days.  All of their matches will be played at the Westwood Tennis and Fitness Center in Lima, OH.