Glendale, Ariz.- Doubles play for ACU on Friday might have been a little rusty after two weeks off but Arizona Christian responded by winning five of the six singles matches.

Match Info

• Match scores: Arizona Christian- 5, Hope International- 2
• Records: Arizona Christian- 6-7, 3-0 GSAC, Hope International- 5-9, 1-4 GSAC
• NAIA Rankings: Arizona Christian- RV, Hope International- not ranked
• Paseo Racquet Center, Glendale, AZ

Inside Box Scores

• The Royals won all three doubles matches for 1-0 team lead
• Jonas Wand and Hugo Abril started the comeback by winning their sets by some combo of 6-2 and 6-1
• Adrian Smith made it 3-1 ACU after winning 6-3 and 6-1 on court five 
• Lennert Lemahieu dropped his first set but came back to win his second and third sets to secure the team win
• HIU won at six singles
• But Fenosoa Rasendra closed out the match with a three set win

Thoughts from Coach Carlisle
"This was probably our slowest start of the entire year.  We definitely struggled in doubles, but fortunately we woke up for singles and got the job done.  We need to put the disappointment from Ohio behind us and lock in for the rest of the season because we still have a major opportunity ahead of us, but we have to show up well tomorrow against one of the best teams in the country.  I am excited to honor our seniors, hopefully we can send them out with a great match."

Up Next
On Saturday, Arizona Christian will host NAIA number five ranked Westcliff at 1:00 pm.