Phoenix, AZ- After waiting two hours for the fog to roll away on Friday, No.12 Arizona Christian fended off (RV) Lewis-Clark State and then No. 23 Hope International in their GSAC opener.  ACU doubles swept the day against LCSC and HIU.

Match Info

• Match one score: Arizona Christian - 5, Lewis Clark State - 2 (played to decision)
• Match two score: Arizona Christian - 5, Hope International - 4
• Records: Arizona Christian - 3-0, 1-0 GSAC, Lewis-Clark State - 1-4, Hope International - 2-1, 0-1 GSAC
• Location: Phoenix Tennis Center, Phoenix, AZ

ACU Stats v LCSC

• Enzo Douillac, Daniel Superlano, Theo Preiswerk, and Lucas Monterroso all won in singles
• Daniel Superlano and Lucas Monterroso clinched the match with a win at number two doubles

Scores v LCSC

Singles

1. DOUILLAC, Enzo (ACU) def. D'ABOVILLE,Alexandre (LCSC) 6-3, 7-6

2. SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) def. BRUCHARD, William (LCSC) 6-1, 6-0

3. MENEZES, Luca (LCSC) def. MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) 7-5, 6-2

4. PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) def. LEE, Jackson (LCSC) 7-6, 6-1

5. MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) def. SALAZAR, Roberto (LCSC) 2-6, 7-6, 6-3

6. YUE, Han-Rong (LCSC) def. MEDINA, Joel (ACU) 6-4, 6-3

Doubles

1. DOUILLAC, Enzo/MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) vs. MENEZES, Luca/BRUCHARD, William (LCSC) 5-4, unfinished

2. SUPERLANO, Daniel/MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) def. D'ABOVILLE,Alexandre/YUE, Han-Rong (LCSC) 8-3

3. PREISWERK, Theo/VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) vs. SALAZAR, Roberto/GAVELIN, Marcus (LCSC) 7-2, unfinished

ACU Stats v HIU

• Enzo Douillac and Jesse Miritello, Daniel Superlano and Lucas Monterroso, Theo Preiswerk and Andres Vasquezare won in two doubles
• Match was tied 3-3 after HIU won the first three completed singles matches
• Daniel Superlano won on singles two before Andres Vasquez locked in the win on court six
• The singles matches featured six tie breaks including the first sets on courts 1-4, in the second set on court six, and a super tie to end the match

Scores v HIU

Doubles

1. DOUILLAC, Enzo/MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) def. Kyle Rae/Aleks Trifunovic (HIU) 8-4

2. SUPERLANO, Daniel/MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) def. James Zhang/Tanishq Mahendru (HIU) 8-5

3. PREISWERK, Theo/VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. Antoine Voisin/Sergio Romero (HIU) 8-6

Singles

1. Kyle Rae (HIU) def. DOUILLAC, Enzo (ACU) 7-6 (7-3), 6-3

2. SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) def. Aleks Trifunovic (HIU) 7-6 (7-5), 7-5

3. James Zhang (HIU) def. MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) 7-6 (8-6), 6-1

4. Tanishq Mahendru (HIU) def. PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 1-0 (10-6)

5. Antoine Voisin (HIU) def. MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) 6-3, 6-4

6. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. Eason Sun (HIU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-3)

Thoughts from Coach Southern

"Our overall team energy and support for each other continues to grow in each match and today was no different.  By no means did the guys play at their best level in singles today but our doubles came through for us in both matches.  We were ready for a battle with Hope and they gave everything we could handle.  Vasquez was able to clinch the match against Hope and I couldn't be more excited to watch his game blossom this spring.  Roll Storm!"

Up Next

On Saturday, the Firestorm will return to action as they host San Diego Christian at the Mesa Tennis Center.  Start time has been moved up to 10:30 am.