Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.- On Friday morning, Arizona Christian sank a shorthanded Marymount California squad as the Firestorm were able to even back up their record.

Match Info

• Match score: Arizona Christian - 4, Marymount California - 0
• Records: Arizona Christian - 6-6, 2-1 GSAC, Marymount California - 1-1, 1-1 GSAC
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian - not ranked, Marymount California - not ranked
• Location: MCU Tennis Courts, Marymount California University, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Inside Box Score

• Before the match even started, ACU won two matches due to MCU being short on players
• With three doubles won in default, David Maas and Harry Buttifant earned ACU the team point with a strong 6-0 appearance on court two
• Ahead 1-0 in singles, Martin Thomas won on court four with a pair of 6-0 victories
• Andre Millet handled business in 6-2 and 6-2 fashion on court three to secure the Firestorm team win
• With the match being played to clinch, all other matches were recorded as unfinished

Thoughts from Coach Carlisle

"Solid start to the trip for the guys.  Marymount is still rebuilding from the Covid years, but we knew their guys would bring a lot of effort and energy into the match.  I am proud of the way we conducted ourselves and handled our business today. Now we need to be ready for a tough match with Westmont tomorrow!"

Match v Marymount California

Doubles competition

1. KAHN, Adil/SILVESTRE, Marcos (MCU) vs. DOMINGUEZ, Jose/VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) unfinished

2. MAAS, David/BUTTIFANT, Harry (ACU) def. GROMCHENKO, Ilya/JUAREZ, Adalberto (MCU) 6-0

3. MILLET, Andre/THOMAS, Martin (ACU) def. No player/No player (MCU), by default

Singles competition

1. KAHN, Adil (MCU) vs. POPYRIN, Anthony (ACU) unfinished

2. SILVESTRE, Marcos (MCU) vs. WAND, Jonas (ACU) unfinished

3. MILLET, Andre (ACU) def. GROMCHENKO, Ilya (MCU) 6-2, 6-2

4. THOMAS, Martin (ACU) def. JUAREZ, Adalberto (MCU) 6-0, 6-0

5. GARCIA, Nicholas (MCU) vs. DOMINGUEZ, Jose (ACU) unfinished

6. VASQUEZ, Andres (ACU) def. No player (MCU), by default

Up Next

The Firestorm will make the trip up to Santa Barbara to face Westmont on Saturday.  First serve is scheduled for 1:00 pm.