LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Abilene Christian's 14th-ranked men's tennis team suffered its first shutout loss of the season to a NCAA Division-II school, falling 9-0 to top-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State Thursday at the Darling Tennis Center.
Armed with four of the top-25 players in the nation, the defending national champions won all their singles contests in straight sets and two of three doubles matches by a score of 8-1. Meanwhile, ACU's No. 1 doubles team of
Hans Hach and
Guilherme Gesser was defeated 8-4 by Armstrong's nationally ninth-ranked team of Pedro Scocuglia and Sven Lalic, 8-4.
In singles, second-ranked Hach lost to the nation's No. 1 competitor Georgi Rumenov, 6-2, 6-3. Rumenov also defeated Hach last fall in the finals of the USTA/ITA National Small College Championships.
The Wildcats return to action next Sunday, March 17 for a neutral-site match in Arlington, Texas vs. Columbia.
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#1 Armstrong 9, #14 Abilene Christian 0
Mar 14, 2013 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Darling Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #1 Georgi Rumenov (ARMSTRNG) def. #2
Hans Hach (ACUM) 6-2, 6-3
2. #9 Matus Mydla (ARMSTRNG) def.
Guilherme Gesser (ACUM) 6-1, 6-2
3. #18 Sven Lalic (ARMSTRNG) def.
Nicklas Wingord (ACUM) 6-1, 6-2
4. #22 Pedro Scocuglia (ARMSTRNG) def. #42 Borja Cortes (ACUM) 6-1, 5-0, retired
5. Pablo Gor (ARMSTRNG) def.
Jason Proctor (ACUM) 6-4, 7-5
6. Jaan Kononov (ARMSTRNG) def. #45
Alfredo Desiati (ACUM) 6-2, 6-3
Doubles competition
1. #9 Pedro Scocuglia/Sven Lalic (ARMSTRNG) def.
Hans Hach/
Guilherme Gesser (ACUM) 8-4
2. Georgi Rumenov/Matus Mydla (ARMSTRNG) def.
Jason Proctor/Borja Cortes (ACUM) 8-1
3. Jaan Kononov/Pablo Gor (ARMSTRNG) def.
Alfredo Desiati/
Nicklas Wingord (ACUM) 8-1
Match Notes
Abilene Christian 10-9; National ranking #14
Armstrong 12-0; National ranking #1
