Box Score La Mirada, CA- On Saturday, ACU won two of the three doubles matches for the point but dropped all four finished sets in singles to fall to NCAA DII Biola.
Match Info
- Match score: Biola - 4, Arizona Christian - 1
- Records: Arizona Christian - 9-12, Biola - 9-10
- NAIA Top 25 ranking: Arizona Christian - RV, Biola - NCAA DII
- Location: Biola Tennis Center, Biola University, La Mirada, CA
Inside The Box Score
- Biola won doubles three
- Sydney Smyth and Gabby Gutierrez won 6-2 on court two
- Elizabeth Kelley and Jayci Kelley gave ACU the doubles point with their 6-2 win on one
- The Eagles answered by winning on singles five, four, one, and six
- Courts two and three went down as unfinished with the match played to decision
Scores v Biola
Doubles
1. KELLEY, Elizabeth/KELLEY, Jayci (ACU) def. Esther Lee/Lauren Lee (BU) 6-2
2. GUTIERREZ, Gabby/SMYTH, Sydney (ACU) def. Anna Hartmann/Lily Waterhouse (BU) 6-2
3. Allison Torres/Ines Diaz (BU) def. ANKLAM, Rachel/WATT, Janae (ACU) 6-2
Singles
1. Esther Lee (BU) def. KELLEY, Elizabeth (ACU) 6-3, 6-1
2. Ines Diaz (BU) vs. SMYTH, Sydney (ACU) 6-2, 2-3, unfinished
3. Tinisee Kandakai (BU) vs. KELLEY, Jayci (ACU) 6-6 (7-5), 1-2, unfinished
4. Lily Waterhouse (BU) def. WATT, Janae (ACU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Lauren Lee (BU) def. GUTIERREZ, Gabby (ACU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Allison Torres (BU) def. ANKLAM, Rachel (ACU) 6-1, 6-3
Thoughts From Coach Southern
"The ladies came out with great energy at the beginning of doubles. We were able to maintain that momentum and take the doubles point. Biola proved to be very deep in singles but the team really battled hard and had some chances. Attitudes were positive and we are looking forward to the conference tourney next week."
Up Next
Beginning on Tuesday, ACU will play in the GSAC Tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, CA. Third seed ACU opens with sixth seed OUAZ at 12:00 pm. The ACU/OUAZ winner faces the winner of the second seed San Diego Christian and seventh seed William Jessup on Wednesday at 12:00 pm.
