Glendale, Ariz.- On Thursday, Hugo Abril and Jonas Wand won at number one doubles and number one and two singles for Arizona Christian against NCAA Division II Western New Mexico.  But the Firestorm were turned away in the rest of the matches.

Match Info

• Match score: Western New Mexico- 5, Arizona Christian- 2
• Records: Arizona Christian- 1-2, Western New Mexico- 2-2
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian- not ranked, Western New Mexico- not NAIA
• Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, AZ

Inside Box Score

• A win for the Mustangs in doubles three started the afternoon
• Abril and Wand countered with a 6-2 win at the 1's
• Adrian Smith and Lennert Lemahieu battled their WNMU foes to a 6-6 score before falling in the tie break
• Unfortunately, WNMU carried the doubles victory momentum into singles and clinched the match by winning at three, five, and six
• Hugo sliced and diced his way to a 7-5 and 6-3 win playing one 
• Smith split his first sets before just falling short 10-7 in the super tie break
• Wand dropped his opening set but rallied his way back to a 6-4 and super tie break 10-4 win

Thoughts from Coach Carlisle
"Not the result we wanted today, but I am proud of the guys for battling as hard as they did.  Losing such a tight doubles point was tough and unfortunately we just could not come back from that.  We are pretty beat up at the moment and still missing one of our top guys so we just need to weather the storm and keep competing as best we can.  Brighter days are definitely coming and I am still really excited about the potential this team has!"

Up Next
On Friday, Arizona Christian will host Colorado Mesa.  Prior to the 4:00 pm match, the Firestorm will honor and support the Wand family dealing with the loss of a family member.