ABILENE - Abilene Christian's nationally ranked men's and women's teams made quick work of their South Central Region rivals from St. Mary's as each side won 9-0 Thursday evening at the outdoor Eager Tennis Pavilion.
ACU's sixth-ranked women's club improved to 17-2 behind its 11th shutout of the season, while the 16th-ranked men raised their season record to 15-7 and region mark to 4-1.
St. Mary's women's team came into today's dual unranked, but the Rattler men were recently ranked 10th in the region and 50th in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
However ranked or unranked, it didn't matter much to either team of Wildcats as they finished all 18 matches in just a little over three hours. All the singles matches were won in straight sets - including a pair of 'double bagels' pitched on the women's side - and only one of the doubles contests was settled in a tiebreak as the No. 1 team of
Nick Plum and
Guilherme Gesser rallied to beat the duo of Marcin Marczewski and Andrej Klipa, 9-8 (9-7).
Winning on the women's side for ACU were No. 2
Julia Mongin,
Brittney Reed, No. 37
Micah Hermsdorf,
Hannah Kelley,
Emily Conrad, and
Felicity Delgado, who remains the only undefeated Wildcat at 9-0.
Hermsdorf's and Conrad's wins kept them tied with
Laura Mongin for the team lead in victories with 16.
Laura Mongin's lone match today was at No. 2 doubles where she combined with Reed to beat Denissia Gonzalez and Valentine Lambrechts, 8-1.
Plum and Gesser were two of ACU's singles match winners, joining a group that also featured No. 6
Hans Hach, Borja Cortes,
Alfredo Desiati, and
Michael Morris.
Hach, who has played all his matches at the No. 1 line this year, leads his team with 17 wins, and his victory at No. 2 doubles with Desiati was his 19th of the spring.
Following today's action, the men are off from competition until next Wednesday, April 4 when they play host to Lone Star Conference rival Midwestern State. The women, meanwhile, are en route to Las Cruces, N.M. for a 2 p.m. dual Friday vs. New Mexico State. They will then play at UTEP Saturday on the way back home.
#16 Abilene Christian 9, #50 St. Mary's 0
Mar 29, 2012 at Abilene, TX (Eager Tennis Pavilion)
Singles competition
1. #6
Hans Hach (ACUM) def. Marcin Marczewski (STMUMTN) 6-2, 6-0
2.
Nick Plum (ACUM) def. Andrej Klipa (STMUMTN) 6-1, 6-3
3. Borja Cortes (ACUM) def. Jake Williams (STMUMTN) 6-1, 6-4
4.
Guilherme Gesser (ACUM) def. Nestor Moreno (STMUMTN) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Alfredo Desiati (ACUM) def. Carlos Olea (STMUMTN) 6-1, 6-2
6.
Michael Morris (ACUM) def. Nicolas Moreno (STMUMTN) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Nick Plum/
Guilherme Gesser (ACUM) def. Marcin Marczewski/Andrej Klipa (STMUMTN) 9-8 (9-7)
2.
Hans Hach/
Alfredo Desiati (ACUM) def. Nestor Moreno/Nicolas Moreno (STMUMTN) 8-1
3.
Kyle Plum/Borja Cortes (ACUM) def. Jake Williams/Carlos Olea (STMUMTN) 8-4
Match Notes
St. Mary's 5-10; National ranking #50; Regional ranking #10
Abilene Christian 15-7; National ranking #16; Regional ranking #3
#6 Abilene Christian 9, St. Mary's 0
Mar 29, 2012 at Abilene, TX (Eager Tennis Pavilion)
Singles competition
1. #2
Julia Mongin (ACUW) def. Valentine Lambrechts (STMUWTN) 6-0, 6-0
2.
Brittney Reed (ACUW) def. Kelly Cooper (STMUWTN) 6-0, 6-1
3. #37
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Huong Huynh (STMUWTN) 6-3, 6-0
4.
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Denissia Gonzalez (STMUWTN) 6-3, 6-2
5.
Emily Conrad (ACUW) def. Erica Carmona (STMUWTN) 6-0, 6-0
6.
Felicity Delgado (ACUW) def. M. Jupe (STMUWTN) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #11
Micah Hermsdorf/
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Erica Carmona/Kelly Cooper (STMUWTN) 8-2
2.
Brittney Reed/
Laura Mongin (ACUW) def. Denissia Gonzalez/Valentine Lambrechts (STMUWTN) 8-1
3.
Emily Conrad/
Madelyn Walker (ACUW) def. Anita Qureshi/Huong Huynh (STMUWTN) 8-6
Match Notes
St. Mary's 4-10
Abilene Christian 17-2; National ranking #6; Regional ranking #1
