ABILENE - The sixth-ranked Abilene Christian women's tennis team continued its winning ways Saturday in Lake Charles, La., beating NCAA DI opponent McNeese State of the Southland Conference, 6-1, at the Nancy Hank Tennis Complex.
The win raised ACU's season mark to 5-0 heading into Sunday morning's dual at Lamar. The Cowgirls remain winless at 0-5.
McNeese State earned the doubles point on the strength of matching 8-4 scores at the No. 2 and 3 positions, but failed to win anything in singles.
Third-ranked
Julia Mongin and 33rd-ranked
Brittney Reed both mounted three-set comebacks at the No. 1 and 3 positions. Mongin dropped her first set to Tea Tyrtkovic, 4-6, before rallying to capture the next two sets, 6-3, 6-0. Reed, meanwhile, won her last two sets, 6-1 and 6-3, after losing the first set to Anastasia Surkova, 2-6.
No. 13
Micah Hermsdorf,
Laura Mongin,
Emily Conrad, and
Felicity Delgado all won in straight sets to remain undefeated in singles competition. Conrad, Hermsdorf and Reed lead ACU with five wins each.
Reed is also unbeaten in doubles play with
Julia Mongin at 3-0, as today they beat the Cowgirls' No.1 duo of Tyrtkovic and Surkova, 8-6
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#6 Abilene Christian 6, McNeese State 1
Feb 11, 2012 at Lake Charles, La. (Nancy Hank Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. #3
Julia Mongin (ACUW) def. Tea Tyrtkovic (MNS) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
2. #13
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Lara Pujol (MNS) 6-0, 6-2
3. #43
Brittney Reed (ACUW) def. Anastasia Surkova (MNS) 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
4.
Laura Mongin (ACUW) def. Diana Pirciu (MNS) 6-3, 6-2
5.
Emily Conrad (ACUW) def. Marcella Castaldi (MNS) 6-2, 6-4
6.
Felicity Delgado (ACUW) def. Andreea Nenu (MNS) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Julia Mongin/
Brittney Reed (ACUW) def. Tea Tyrtkovic/Anastasia Surkova (MNS) 8-6
2. Lara Pujol/Marcella Castaldi (MNS) def.
Micah Hermsdorf/
Madelyn Walker (ACUW) 8-4
3. Andreea Nenu/Diana Pirciu (MNS) def.
Hannah Kelley/
Laura Mongin (ACUW) 8-4
