Glendale, Ariz.- Following doubles and the first five completed singles matches, Arizona Christian and Hope International were tied at 3-3.  ACU pulled out the team victory with a three set win from Deondra Bacchus on court one.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 4, Hope International - 3
• Records: Arizona Christian - 2-5, 1-0 GSAC, Hope international - 1-6, 0-3 GSAC
• Location: Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, AZ

Inside The Box Score

• Playing doubles two, Vittoria Quadri and Karla Grobbelaar won 6-2
• But the Royals grabbed the doubles win victories on doubles one and three
• Jumping into singles, Quadri and Johanna Lutz eased through their matches as they dropped just five games combined
• HIU created a 2-2 tie with a win on five
• Grobbelaar countered by pulling out a 6-4 and 7-5 result on court four
• But the Royals once again tied the team score at three points apiece
• On court one, Bacchus and HIU's Carolina Guerrero matched each other swing for swing
• Set one went in favor of Bacchus 6-4 and set two to Guerrero 7-5, before Bacchus sealed the deal 6-4 in the third

Thoughts From Coach Carlisle

"I am so proud of the ladies!  They have been working so hard the last few weeks and the results just have not been going our way, but today all that hard work definitely paid off and the ladies battled their way to a great win.  Now we need to try to build on this match and use it to springboard us into the rest of conference play.  We will have to recover quickly and get ready for a very good Westcliff team tomorrow, but the girls really deserve to enjoy this one today!"

Scores v Hope International

Doubles

1. GUERRERO, Carolina/RAMOS, Julia (HIU) def. BACCHUS, Deondra/LUTZ, Johanna (ACU) 6-2

2. QUADRI, Vittoria/GROBBELAAR, Karla (ACU) def. MORRIS, Kirra/MENDES, Maxime (HIU) 6-2

3. SIEBRECHT, Lisanne/COSCOLLUELA, Isabel (HIU) def. TROYER, Emma/SCHOENEN, Sylvie (ACU) 6-3

Singles

1. BACCHUS, Deondra (ACU) def. GUERRERO, Carolina (HIU) 6-4, 5-7, 6-4

2. QUADRI, Vittoria (ACU) def. RAMOS, Julia (HIU) 6-2, 6-1

3. LUTZ, Johanna (ACU) def. SIEBRECHT, Lisanne (HIU) 6-1, 6-1

4. GROBBELAAR, Karla (ACU) def. MORRIS, Kirra (HIU) 6-4, 7-5

5. MENDES, Maxime (HIU) def. TROYER, Emma (ACU) 6-4, 6-3

6. COSCOLLUELA, Isabel (HIU) def. SCHOENEN, Sylvie (ACU) 3-6, 6-2, 6-4

Up Next

At 1:00 pm on Saturday, the Firestorm will host Westcliff at the Paseo Racquet Center.