Wildcats drop third straight

Friday, April 2

Montgomery, Ala.

10:00 AM

Abilene Christian

Auburn-Montgomery

4/2/2010 9:26:48 PM | Women's Tennis

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The seventh-ranked ACU Wildcats dropped a 5-1 decision Friday afternoon to Auburn-Montgomery at the Blue-Gray Tennis Classic at the Lagoon Park Tennis Center.

The Wildcats are now 20-6 on the season as they dropped their third straight match at the Blue-Gray Classic. Auburn-Montgomery is 17-1 now and is the No.1-ranked team in NAIA women's tennis.

The Wildcats will conclude their run in the tournament Saturday with a 9 a.m. match against No. 6 Valdosta State (Ga.).

The Wildcats' only win on Friday came at No. 1 doubles where the tandem of Jaclyn Walker and Julia Mongin knocked off AUM's duo of Ana Veselinovic and Kveta Hajkova, 9-8.

But Auburn-Montgomery won three singles matches in straight sets to take the match, 5-1.

No. 1 (NAIA) Auburn-Montgomery 5, No. 7 ACU 1
Singles
1. Parija Maloo, UAM, def. Jaclyn Walker, ACU, 6-4, 6-4
3. Kveta Hajkova, UAM, def. Dina Pavlin, ACU, 6-2, 6-2
4. Nathalie Sienkob, UAM, def. Cassie Carver, ACU, 6-4, 6-0

Doubles
1. Jaclyn Walker-Julia Mongin, ACU, def. Ana Veselinovic-Kveta Hajkova, UAM, 9-8
2. Morgane Zowczak-Parija Maloo, UAM, def. Cassie Carver-Hannah Kelley, ACU, 8-4
3. Hannah Appleyard-Nathalie Sienkob, UAM, def. Dina Pavlin-Lauren White, ACU, 8-4