Surprise, Ariz.- On court for over three and half hours, Arizona Christian came up just short in their GSAC Semifinal against Menlo on Wednesday.

Match Info

• Match score: Menlo- 4, Arizona Christian- 3
• Records: Arizona Christian- 9-8, Menlo- 10-2
• Location: Surprise Tennis Center, Surprise, AZ

Inside The Box Score

• Vittoria Quadri and Karla Grobbelaar collected the first doubles win with a 6-3 result at threes
• But Menlo countered to win the final two doubles matches for the the point
• Lucy Rekasch claimed the first singles point with double 6-3 wins at four
• Quadri was not fair behind with two 6-2 wins at three to ACU the 2-1 team lead
• Menlo moved ahead 3-2 with wins at five and six
• Madeline Monroy split a pair of 6-2 results at two before prevailing in tiebreak fashion in the third for a 3-3 team
• All attention turned to the ones in the lineup
• Deondra Bacchus won her first set in a tiebreak before falling in the second and third

Thoughts From Coach Carlisle
"This one will sting for a long time unfortunately.  I am so proud of the ladies for battling with everything they had today.  We were so close, but just could not pull it off and I know the girls will learn a lot from today and hopefully it will drive them moving into next year.  We made a lot of improvements this year and definitely turned things around for the program so we know there are brighter days ahead. I am grateful for our seniors and all the hard work they put in as well as the legacies they leave behind, and I am also excited for our returners next year.  I know they will be hungry and have big aspirations after the success we had this year.  It hurts right now, but in a few days we will look back on this year with a lot of pride and satisfaction."

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