Box Score La Mirada, CA- On Saturday, ACU Men's Tennis won 5-4 at Biola to even their GSAC record to 2-2. Junior Seth Moore and Sophomore Macen Vargas teamed up to deliver the match win for the Firestorm with a win in doubles.
The Firestorm (4-5, 2-2 GSAC) and the Eagles (4-5, 2-3 GSAC) began their match playing singles.
Biola actually won the first match on the day with a 6-2 and 6-0 win by David Garcia on court four.
Arizona Christian answered by taking the next three matches with all three matches having a 6-0 set mixed into the scores. On court five, Junior Ezequiel Suarez won 6-3 and 6-0. Senior Michael Munguia produced a win with scores of 6-0 and 6-3. Moore and Biola's Joe Turnquist fought through a first set of 7-5 with Moore holding on. In the second set, Moore rolled 6-0.
Philip Westwood of the Eagles knocked off Sophomore Santiago Galeffi 6-1 and 7-5 in the top singles match.
The final singles match of the day featured Senior Tyler Cawthorne and Lucas Lee pounding away at each into a third set. Lucas notched the first set win 6-5. Cawthorne countered with a 6-3 effort in the second and a 6-4 winner in the third set. With Cawthorne's win, the Firestorm held a 4-2 lead after singles.
Moore and Vargas made quick of their doubles match on court three with an 8-1 win to lock in the ACU team win. Biola won the last two doubles matches 8-3 and 9-7 to create the final overall score of 5-4.
On Saturday, the Firestorm will return to the Phoenix Tennis Center for a match with San Diego Christian at 12:00 pm (AT)/ 11:00 am (PT). The Eagles are in action on Tuesday against Palm Beach Atlantic.