Glendale, Ariz.- When all was said and done on Saturday singles resulted in a 3-3 draw, so everything cycled back to doubles to decide the match.  ACU was up on doubles court one but could not close out the win and Westcliff capitalized to flip the script in their favor.

Match Info

• Match score: Westcliff - 4, Arizona Christian - 3
• Records: Arizona Christian - 2-6, 1-1 GSAC, Westcliff - 2-4, 2-1 GSAC
• Location: Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, AZ

Inside The Box Score

• ACU won by default on three doubles and WU collected the win on court two
• Deciding the doubles point came down to court one and Deondra Bacchus and Johanna Lutz had a lead but could not finish
• A default win on six in singles and 6-1, 6-0 win by Lutz to let ACU grab the first two singles points
• WU earned wins on five and four for a 3-2 team lead
• Vittoria Quadri won on doubles two to knot the match at 3-3
• Bacchus forced a tie break in her first set but was turned away in the tiebreak and ensuing second set

Thoughts From Coach Carlisle

"This one definitely stings.  We had a good lead at  doubles and unfortunately couldn't close the door and that proved to be the difference in the match.  I am really proud of the girls for fighting back and taking the match down to the wire.  Unfortunately we just could not pull it out today, but overall I am very pleased with how we have started conference play.  It will not get any easier from here, we need to recover quickly after a couple tough, emotional matches this weekend and get ready for three more next week."

Scores v Westcliff

Doubles

1. BURTH, Lillian/MUENCH, Marielena (WUCA) def. BACCHUS, Deondra/LUTZ, Johanna (ACU) 7-5

2. HURTADO, Cristina/SHERIF, Shayee (WUCA) def. QUADRI, Vittoria/GROBBELAAR, Karla (ACU) 6-3

3. TROYER, Emma/SCHOENEN, Sylvie (ACU) def. No player/No player (WUCA), by default

Singles

1. SHERIF, Shayee (WUCA) def. BACCHUS, Deondra (ACU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-1

2. QUADRI, Vittoria (ACU) def. ZSIBRITA, Soleil (WUCA) 6-4, 6-0

3. LUTZ, Johanna (ACU) def. BURTH, Lillian (WUCA) 6-1, 6-0

4. MUENCH, Marielena (WUCA) def. GROBBELAAR, Karla (ACU) 6-3, 6-0

5. HURTADO, Cristina (WUCA) def. TROYER, Emma (ACU) 6-1, 6-0

6. SCHOENEN, Sylvie (ACU) def. No player (WUCA), by default

Up Next

On Wednesday, the Firestorm will host Texas-El Paso at the Paseo Racquet Center at 1:00 pm.