ABILENE – ACU women's tennis team win streak reached nine games as they knocked off New Mexico Military Institute, 9-0 and took a 6-1 decision from Division I Texas-Pan America to close out the ACU March Invitational.
The No. 6 Wildcats made quick work of NMMI earning a sweep and their eighth straight win. No. 1 singles Julia Mongin played the day's closest match knocking-off Karla Martinez, 7-6, 6-4.
ACU, who is the No. 1 ranked team in the South Central region at 10-3, defeated Texas An America, 6-1 to close out the Wildcats final home mach of March. No. 1 double teammates Jaclyn Walker and Micah Hermsdorf fell to the pairing of Anderson and Katy, 9-7. However, ACU took No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to record the point.
In singles action it was all Wildcats and in dominating fashion. Cassie Carver dropped her No. 3 singles match giving UTPA their only score of the match, 4-6, 7-6, 10-8.
The Wildcats will return to the courts this weekend as they play matches with the No. 6 and No. 7 ranked teams in the South Central Region, St. Edward's and Incarnate Word. A stop in San Antonio on Friday the Wildcats will play Division I Texas-San Antonio and St. Mary's before a conference match with Incarnate Word on Saturday. ACU and St. Edward's will close out the road trip on Sunday in Austin.
ACU 9, New Mexico Military Institute 0
Doubles
No. 1 – J. Walker/Hermsdorf def. Martinez/Godinet, 8-3
No. 2 – Mongin/Carver def. Hawkings/Hazelman, 8-3
No. 3 – White/Kelly def. Dunn/Burt, 8-2
Singles
No. 1 – Mongin def. Martinez 7-6, 6-4
No. 2 – J. Walker def. Godinet, 6-0, 6-1
No. 3 – Conrad def. Hawkings, 6-1, 6-0
No. 4 – Friend def. Hazelman, 10-8, 6-0
No. 5 – White def. Dunn, 10-8, 6-0
No. 6 – M. Walker def. Burt, 10-8, 6-2
ACU 6, UTPA 1
Doubles
No. 1 – Anderson/Katy def. J. Walker/Hermsdorf, 9-7
No. 2 – Mongin/Carver def. Beguein/Nozarova, 8-4
No. 3 – Kelly/White def. Strkic/Garcia, 8-3
Singles
No. 1 – J. Walker def. Begueuin, 6-2, 6-2
No. 2 – Mongin def. Anderson 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 – Katy def. Carver 4-6, 7-6, 10-8
No. 4 – Hermsdorf def. Nozarova, 6-0, 6-1
No. 5 – Kelley def. Strkic 6-4, 6-3
No. 6 – Conrad def. Garcia 6-0, 6-0
