Phoenix, Ariz.- Playing on the campus of NCAA Division I Grand Canyon University, Arizona Christian earned their second straight win over an NCAA Division II foe.  On Saturday, the Firestorm were up to the challenge of the Mavericks of Colorado Mesa.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 6, Colorado Mesa - 1
• Records: Arizona Christian - 4-2, Colorado Mesa - 1-1
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Colorado Mesa - not NAIA
• Location: GCU Tennis Center, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, AZ

Inside Box Score

• Andre Millet and Martin Thomas rolled to their team best fourth doubles victory of the season with a 6-2 court three win
• Anthony Popyrin and Jonas Wand earned the Firestorm the doubles point with a 6-4 win on court one
• Thomas earned the first point in singles after his opponent retired following the first set
• Wand locked up the third team point with a 6-4 and 6-4 win on court two
• Popyrin needed a third set but secured the team win with his team high fourth singles win of the season
• Jose Dominguez won in straight sets 6-1 and 6-4 in the 4's pairing
• After needing a tie break to win the first set, Andres Vasquez rolled 6-1 in his second set to close out the day

Thoughts from Coach Carlisle

"After playing so well on Thursday we wanted to make sure we avoided a letdown today. Thankfully the guys came out ready for a battle and showed a lot of toughness in the pressure moments.  I continue to be extremely proud of our energy and effort, but more than anything I am proud of how much we are improving with each match.  We are a completely different team than we were four weeks ago and I still think our best tennis is ahead of us."

Match v Western New Mexico

Doubles competition

1. POPYRIN, Anthony/WAND, Jonas (ACU) def. Moises Cure/C. Albrechtsen (CMU-M) 6-4

2. Steven Howe/Jorge Abreu (CMU-M) def. VASQUEZ, Andres/DOMINGUEZ, Jose (ACU) 6-4

3. MILLET, Andre/THOMAS, Martin (ACU) def. Jandre van Wyk/Tegan Hartman (CMU-M) 6-2

Singles competition

1. POPYRIN, Anthony (ACU) def. Steven Howe (CMU-M) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1

2. WAND, Jonas (ACU) def. Jorge Abreu (CMU-M) 6-4, 6-4

3. Moises Cure (CMU-M) def. MILLET, Andre (ACU) 7-6, 6-3 (8-6)

4. DOMINGUEZ, Jose (ACU) def. C. Albrechtsen (CMU-M) 6-1, 6-4

5. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. Tegan Hartman (CMU-M) 7-6 (9-7), 6-1

6. THOMAS, Martin (ACU) def. Jandre van Wyk (CMU-M) 4-6, retired

Up Next

The Firestorm will have next week off before traveling to Indiana for three matches the following week.  They will begin the trip facing No. 15 Grace College in Winona Lake, IN, on Thursday (2/24) at 8:00 am (Arizona time).