ABILENE - Abilene Christian's sixth-ranked women's tennis team won both ends of a home doubleheader Friday at the Eager Tennis Pavilion, beating Lone Star Conference rivals Incarnate Word, and No. 20 Tarleton State, by scores of 9-0 and 8-1.
The victories improved the Wildcats' season record to 10-2 overall and 3-0 vs. the Lone Star Conference. They play again Sunday at home vs. No. 10 Rollins at noon.
Today ACU welcomed third-ranked junior
Julia Mongin back to the lineup after missing the past three matches with an illness, and the 2011 All-America showed no signs of rust. Mongin first beat Incarnate Word's Maggae Doney 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 2 position, before returning to No. 1 later in the afternoon to defeat the South Central Region's No. 9 player Alicia Perez of Tarleton State, 6-1, 6-4.
Mongin also won doubles matches with partners Hannah Kelly, and twin sister, Laura.
Julia Mongin is now 6-1 as a doubles player this season and 5-1 in singles.
Five additional Wildcats also went 2-0 today while winning in straight sets, including No. 12
Micah Hermsdorf, No. 39
Brittney Reed,
Laura Mongin,
Emily Conrad, and
Hannah Kelley. Conrad and Kelley played at five and six, respectively, but the coaches flipped Hermsdorf and
Julia Mongin between 1 and 2, and switched Reed and
Laura Mongin between 3 and 4.
But no matter where they play in the lineup, each Wildcat has figured out a way to win as evidenced by a combined singles mark of 61-10 (.859). The No. 1 and 5 players are each 9-3, while the 2 to 4 players are all 11-1. And at No. 6, three different Wildcats have posted a collective mark of 10-1.
Conrad leads ACU with 11 wins, with Hermsdorf, Reed and
Laura Mongin right behind her with 10.
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#6 Abilene Christian 8, #20 Tarleton State 1
Mar 02, 2012 at Abilene, TX (Eager Tennis Pavilion)
Singles competition
1. #3
Julia Mongin (ACUW) def. Alicia Perez-Gonzal (TSU) 6-1, 6-4
2. #12
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Karla Martinez-Hamd (TSU) 6-4, 6-1
3.
Laura Mongin (ACUW) def. Melanie Barnes (TSU) 6-1, 6-3
4. #39
Brittney Reed (ACUW) def. Makenzie Mitchell (TSU) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Emily Conrad (ACUW) def. Silvia Nieva-Garcia (TSU) 6-2, 6-0
6.
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Kayla Deatherage (TSU) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Julia Mongin/
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Melanie Barnes/Karla Martinez-Hamd (TSU) 9-7
2. Alicia Perez-Gonzal/Makenzie Mitchell (TSU) def. #10
Brittney Reed/
Laura Mongin (ACUW) 9-8
3.
Madelyn Walker/
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Silvia Nieva-Garcia/Kayla Deatherage (TSU) 8-4
Match Notes
Tarleton State 5-2; National ranking #20; Regional ranking #3
Abilene Christian 10-2; National ranking #6; Regional ranking #1
#6 Abilene Christian 9, Incarnate Word 0
Mar 02, 2012 at Abilene, TX (Eager Tennis Pavilion)
Singles competition
1. #12
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Ivana Katavic (UIW) 7-5, 7-5
2. #3
Julia Mongin (ACUW) def. Maggae Doney (UIW) 6-4, 6-1
3. #39
Brittney Reed (ACUW) def. Casey Bulls (UIW) 6-3, 6-2
4.
Laura Mongin (ACUW) def. Malise Vatanedilek (UIW) 6-2, 6-2
5.
Emily Conrad (ACUW) def. Andi Bothe (UIW) 6-1, 6-1
6.
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Francesca Basson (UIW) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #21
Micah Hermsdorf/
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Ivana Katavic/Maggae Doney (UIW) 8-3
2.
Julia Mongin/
Laura Mongin (ACUW) def. Andi Bothe/Casey Bulls (UIW) 8-3
3.
Brittney Reed/
Emily Conrad (ACUW) def. Malise Vatanedilek/Francesca Basson (UIW) 8-1
Match Notes
Incarnate Word 3-4
Abilene Christian 9-2; National ranking #6; Regional ranking #1
