Surprise, AZ- On a windy Friday, ACU Men's Tennis needed three third set wins in singles and a tie break in doubles to beat OUAZ 8-1.  The Firestorm improved to 7-0 and 5-0 GSAC on the year.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 8, OUAZ - 1
• Records: Arizona Christian - 7-0, 5-0 GSAC, OUAZ – 4-4, 3-2 GSAC
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian 12, OUAZ- not ranked
• Location: Surprise Tennis Center, Surprise, AZ

Inside Box Score

• Doubles were as tight as possible with only one not requiring at least one extra game
• On doubles one, Enzo Douillac and Jesse Miritello needed a tie break to win 9-8
• After OUAZ won on singles six, Douillac (singles one- 6-2, 6-2) and Miritello (singles three- 4-6, 6-4, 6-0) recorded singles to lock in the team
• Lucas Monterroso (singles 5- 7-5, 4-6, 6-0), Daniel Superlano (singles two- 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)), Theo Preiswerk (singles four- 6-3, 7-5) closed out the match  with wins

Scores v OUAZ

Doubles

1. #4 DOUILLAC, Enzo/MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) def. COUTO, Leonardo/COUTO, Eduardo (OUAZ) 9-8

2. SUPERLANO, Daniel/MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) def. REYES, Andres/MAURIN, Noel (OUAZ) 9-7

3. VASQUEZ, Andres/PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) def. TODD, Austin/PETRIE, Jordan (OUAZ) 8-6

Singles

1. #9 DOUILLAC, Enzo (ACU) def. #26 COUTO, Eduardo (OUAZ) 6-2, 6-2

2. #20 SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) def. REYES, Andres (OUAZ) 7-5, 5-7, 1-0 (10-4)

3. MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) def. MAURIN, Noel (OUAZ) 4-6, 6-4, 6-0

4. #46 PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) def. KIM, Dong Hyun (OUAZ) 6-3, 7-5

5. MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) def. TODD, Austin (OUAZ) 7-5, 4-6, 6-0

6. DEROMAS, Eric (OUAZ) def. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) 6-4, 6-2

Thoughts from Coach Southern

"The guys did a fantastic job of playing their best tennis in the big moments today.  The final score of 8-1 doesn't tell the full story, at one point it looked like we might get swept in doubles but the guys found a way at the end of matches to lift their level.  I am proud of the mental toughness overall together in some tough tennis conditions.  Roll storm."

Up Next

On Tuesday, the Firestorm will head to San Diego to face Point Loma Nazarene at 12:00 pm.