No. 2 ACU Sandy Birds Earn Their First Sweep Of The Season

Glendale, Ariz. - Arizona Christian, ranked number two in the NAIA, earned their first sweep of the season when they beat Wayland Baptist 5-0 on Saturday to close out their season opening home stand.

Haley Brown and Riley Brown won in the two slot of the lineup to get the sweep started. Emily Katzer and Jaiden Zeis won at the fours to give ACU a 2-0 cushion. Due to moving the fives of Alyssa Robles and Aaliyah Malden to the first wave, the ACU duo locked the team win despite being the only match to go five sets.

Wave number two saw the duo of Brianna Boeckman and Emee Fellens win at the top of the lineup. The number three pair of Eliana Cho and Abigail Nelson capped the scoring with their two set win. In exhibition play at six, Robles paired with Kapri Espinosa to win in straight sets.

MATCH INFO
Score: Arizona Christian 5, Wayland Baptist 0
Order of Finish: 2,4,5,1,3
Location: Victory Lane Sports Complex, Glendale, AZ

RESULTS
1. Brianna Boeckman/Emee Fellens (ACU) def. Martyna Lewinska/Carlee Heidebrecht (WBU) 21-14, 21-13
2. Haley Brown/Riley Brown (ACU) def. Selma Sutaj/Emily Buchberger (WBU) 21-10, 21-19
3. Eliana Cho/Abby Nelson (ACU) def. Jordan Schlageler/Deniz Yileri (WBU) 21-19, 21-9
4. Emily Katzer/Jaiden Zeis (ACU) def. Averi Penner/Luiza Valentim (WBU) 21-11, 21-14
5. Alyssa Robles/Aaliyah Malden (ACU) def. Lilou Henry-Souquet/Frida Espeseth (WBU) 21-23, 21-19, 15-12

COACH BURWICK THOUGHTS
"Super proud of our sandy birds! It was so fun to host the visiting teams and we are excited to compete in conference action next week. Time to get back in the sand and prepare!"

NEXT FOR THE FIRESTORM
Arizona Christian's first look at the GSAC foes from California will come next Wednesday and Thursday when the GSAC teams gather at the Arizona Athletic Grounds. The Firestorm will meet up with Hope International at 10:00 am on Wednesday.

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Players Mentioned

#14 Brianna Boeckman: 5' 8"; Junior

#17 Haley Brown: 5' 5"; Sophomore

#15 Riley Brown: 5' 6"; Sophomore

#1 Alyssa Robles: 5' 3"; Freshman

#19 Emily Katzer: 5' 7"; Freshman

#10 Kapri Espinosa: 5' 6"; Sophomore

#3 Eliana Cho: 5' 6"; Junior

#6 Abigail Nelson: 5' 9"; Junior

#4 Jaiden Zeis: 5' 10"; Junior

#11 Emee Fellens: 5' 6"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#14 Brianna Boeckman
: 5' 8"; Junior

#17 Haley Brown
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

#15 Riley Brown
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

#1 Alyssa Robles
: 5' 3"; Freshman

#19 Emily Katzer
: 5' 7"; Freshman

#10 Kapri Espinosa
: 5' 6"; Sophomore

#3 Eliana Cho
: 5' 6"; Junior

#6 Abigail Nelson
: 5' 9"; Junior

#4 Jaiden Zeis
: 5' 10"; Junior

#11 Emee Fellens
: 5' 6"; Junior