La Mirada, CA- Down 3-0 on Saturday, Arizona Christian won the last four singles matches in three sets to pull off a 4-3 win over NCAA DII Biola.  Sophomore Theo Preiswerk clinched the match for the Firestorm.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 4, Biola - 3
• Records: Arizona Christian - 16-1, Biola - 9-12
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian - 12, Biola - NCAA DII
• Location: Biola Tennis Center, Biola University, La Mirada, CA

Inside Box Score

• Despite Enzo Douillac and Jesse Miritello winning on doubles one, Biola earned the doubles point with wins on two and three
• The Eagles won the first two singles matches for the 3-0 edge
• Douillac put ACU on the board with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 comeback win on one
• Andres Vasquez earned the next team point with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 effort on five
• Daniel Superlano tied the team match at 3-3 after falling in set one before taking two and three
• Preiswerk lost 6-2 in the first set but sealed the deal with 6-4 and 6-2 wins

Scores v Biola

Doubles

1. DOUILLAC, Enzo/MIRITELLO, Jesse (ACU) def. Quentin Lau/Logan Blair (BU) 6-0

2. Edwyn Ramos/Erik Martinez (BU) def. SCHAUB, Patrick/SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) 6-3

3. David Garcia/Derek James (BU) def. VASQUEZ, Andres/PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) 6-3

Singles

1. DOUILLAC, Enzo (ACU) def. Edwyn Ramos (BU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-2

2. SUPERLANO, Daniel (ACU) def. Derek James (BU) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1

3. Logan Blair (BU) def. MEDINA, Joel (ACU) 6-4, 6-1

4. PREISWERK, Theo (ACU) def. Quentin Lau (BU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2

5. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. Andres Meneses (BU) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3

6. David Garcia (BU) def. SCHAUB, Patrick (ACU) 7-5, 6-3

Thoughts from Coach Southern

"What a match!!  Biola out played us overall in doubles to take that point.  We ended up losing five of six first sets in singles and to be honest things looked bleak at best.  I could not be more proud of the amount of fight the guys had to come back after Biola took the 3-0 lead.  Now we will focus on getting fresh for the conference tournament next week.  Roll Storm."

Up Next

On Wednesday, the Firestorm will head to the GSAC Tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, CA.  As the top seed, ACU will play the winner of Tuesday's Westmont v San Diego Christian match.