Glendale, Ariz. - Last Friday, the Arizona Christian University women's tennis program (1-3; 1-1 GSAC) defeated Hope International University (0-2; 0-2 GSAC) 5-2 at the Paseo Racquet Center.

Inside The Box Score

Singles:

1. Deondra Bacchus (ACU) def. Samantha Paz (HIU) 6-3, 7-6 (7-1)

2. Karla Grobbelaar (ACU) def. Anastasija Djordjevi (HIU) 6-1, 2-0, retired

3. Sydney Smyth (ACU) def. Christelle Haj (HIU) 6-1, 6-1

4. Phylicia Valdez (HIU) def. Samantha Salim (ACU) 6-1, 6-0

5. Sylvie Schoenen (ACU) def. Lisanne Siebrecht (HIU) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles:

1. Bacchus/Grobbelaar (ACU) def. Samantha Paz/Christelle Haj (HIU) 6-0

2. Anastasija Djordjevi/Phylicia Valdez (HIU) def. Smyth/Salim (ACU) 6-0

Thoughts From Coach:

"I am absolutely thrilled for the women.  They've been working extremely hard and we knew we missed a lot of opportunities last weekend, so it was really nice to see all the things we've been working on at practice this week pay off today.  There's still a lot of room for improvement, which is exciting for us as coaches, and I know the women will continue to push hard every day."  I'm excited to see where we go from here."

Up Next:

Led by Phil Carlisle, the Firestorm hit the road to face No. 18 Cumberland University on Fri., Feb. 26 at 1 p.m. Arizona Time in Lebanon, Tenn.