SOUTHLAKE – The ACU women's dominance of the Lone Star Conference tennis scene continued Saturday as the sixth-ranked Wildcats cruised to their fifth straight conference championship with a 5-0 win over Cameron.
The Wildcats didn't lose a set in either of their matches in the tournament as they eased to a pair of 5-0 victories. The Wildcats' 14th shutout of the spring helped push the Wildcats to 23-3 on the season, including 15-0 against NCAA Division II competition.
The win also sets ACU up to host the NCAA Division II South Central Region Tournament, which will be played April 29-30. The sites and times of that tournament will be announced later in the week.
The Wildcats began Saturday's championship match with their 15th doubles sweep of the season. The toughest match of the three came at No. 2 doubles where ACU's duo of
Brittney Reed and
Laura Mongin knocked off the Cameron pairing of Julia Puckhaber and Elvira Sholles, 8-5.
The nationally ranked pairing of
Micah Hermsdorf and
Hannah Kelley knocked off Cameron's Amanda Moberg and Sara Londono, 8-3, at No. 1 doubles, while at No. 3 doubles ACU's pairing of
Julia Mongin and
Madelyn Walker beat Florencia Tomero and Antonia Moberg, 8-1.
Armed with those three wins, the Wildcats only needed two more wins to clinch their 10th LSC championship since 2000 and 22nd overall.
They picked up those two wins at the bottom of the singles bracket where
Emily Conrad knocked off Tornero, 6-3, 6-0, at No. 5 and Kelley beat Moberg, 6-2, 6-0, at No. 6.
Abilene Christian 5, Cameron University 0
April 21, 2012 at Southlake, Texas
Singles competition
1.
Julia Mongin (ACU) vs. Amanda Moberg (CU) unfinished
2.
Micah Hermsdorf (ACU) vs. Julia Puckhaber (CU) unfinished
3.
Laura Mongin (ACU) vs. Sara Londono (CU) unfinished
4.
Brittney Reed (ACU) vs. Elvira Sholles (CU) unfinished
5.
Emily Conrad (ACU) def. Florencia Tornero (CU) 6-3, 6-0
6.
Hannah Kelley (ACU) def. Antonia Moberg (CU) 6-2, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Micah Hermsdorf/
Hannah Kelley (ACU) def. Amanda Moberg/Sara Londono (CU) 8-3
2.
Brittney Reed/
Laura Mongin (ACU) def. Julia Puckhaber/Elvira Sholles (CU) 8-5
3.
Julia Mongin/
Madelyn Walker (ACU) def. Florencia Tornero/Antonia Moberg (CU) 8-1
