Surprise, AZ- On Monday morning, Arizona Christian started their week by facing NCAA Division I Delaware.  Sophomore Theo Preiswerk clinched the win over the Blue Hens as the Firestorm improved to 15-0 on the year.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 4, Delaware - 2
• Records: Arizona Christian - 15-0, Delaware – 12-7
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian - 12, Delaware – NCAA DI
• Location: Surprise Tennis Center, Surprise, AZ

Inside Box Score

• Using DI scoring, the match started in doubles with Enzo Douillac and Jesse Miritello winning on one and Theo Preiswerk and Andres Vasquez winning on three to give ACU the doubles point
• Delaware won on court six singles before Lucas Monterroso won 6-2 and 6-4 on court five
• The Blue Hens tied the match at 2-2
• Douillac broke the tie with a win on court one- 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
• Preiswerk won his first set 6-2 before locking in a 7-6 (7-4) tiebreak win to clinch the match
• Superlano won an hour long first set 7-6 (8-6) and was tied 3-3 in the second before his match was listed as unfinished when the match ended at decision

Scores v Delaware

Doubles

1. DOUILLAC, Enzo/MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) def. James Wilkinson/Justice Jones (DELAWARE) 6-1

2. Luis Molina/Laurenz Lankes (DELAWARE) def. SUPERLANO, Daniel/MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) 6-2

3. PREISWERK, Theo/VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. Blaise Casselbury/Nathan Benyowitz (DELAWARE) 7-6 (7-3)

Singles

1. DOUILLAC, Enzo (ACU) def. James Wilkinson (DELAWARE) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

2. SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) vs. Luis Molina (DELAWARE) 7-6 (8-6), 3-3, unfinished

3. Blaise Casselbury (DELAWARE) def. MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) 6-4, 6-0

4. PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) def. Milo Nagle (DELAWARE) 6-2, 7-6 (7-4)

5. MONTERROSO, Lucas (ACU) def. Nathan Benyowitz (DELAWARE) 6-2, 6-4

6. Laurenz Lankes (DELAWARE) def. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) 6-2, 6-1

Thoughts from Coach Southern

"Really proud of how the team battled at every spot today. Delaware is a solid D1 school and we needed to performance at a high level to get this win.  After a long weekend in California, the guys got themselves physically ready to play. This is a special win and we will enjoy it the rest of the day, then quickly shift our focus to another tough match against OUAZ this weekend."

Up Next

On Friday, Arizona Christian will host OUAZ at the Phoenix Tennis Center at 12:00 pm (time change just made today).