LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Abilene Christian's third-ranked women's tennis team scored its first win at the Las Vegas Classic Wednesday afternoon after doubling up No. 28 Fresno Pacific, 6-3, at the Darling Tennis Center.
ACU (12-4) bested the Sunbirds (11-5) at No. 2 and 3 doubles before winning four of six singles matches. No. 5
Julia Mongin won her fourth-straight match at No. 1, defeating No. 16 Marie Boura, 6-3, 6-2. And in the bottom half of their order, the Wildcats received straight-set victories from
Kaysie Hermsdorf at No. 4,
Emily Conrad at No. 5 and
Jamie Lee Denton at No. 6.
Conrad and Denton remain unbeaten this season with a combined singles mark of 15-0, while
Kaysie Hermsdorf improved to 8-2.
Denton and
Kaysie Hermsdorf were 8-0 winners in their debut together at No. 3 doubles, and at No. 2, the all-America duo of
Micah Hermsdorf and Hannah Kelly topped Katarena Paliivets and Erika Januskova, 8-2. Kelley and
Micah Hermsdorf are off to a 5-2 start this spring.
The Wildcats are in action Thursday morning vs. the top-ranked defending national champions from Armstrong Atlantic.
#3 Abilene Christian 6, #28 Fresno Pacific 3
03/13/2013 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Darling Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #5
Julia Mongin (ACUW) def. #16 Marie Boura (FPU-WT) 6-3, 6-2
2. Petra Jurova (FPU-WT) def. #32
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) 6-4, 6-2
3. Katarena Paliivets (FPU-WT) def.
Laura Mongin (ACUW) 5-7, 6-0, 10-7
4.
Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. #22 Erika Januskova (FPU-WT) 6-4, 6-3
5.
Emily Conrad (ACUW) def. Anna Mikhaylova (FPU-WT) 6-2, 6-1
6.
Jamie Lee Denton (ACUW) def. Erin Carlson (FPU-WT) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Marie Boura/Petra Jurova (FPU-WT) def.
Julia Mongin/
Laura Mongin (ACUW) 8-6
2.
Micah Hermsdorf/
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Katarena Paliivets/Erika Januskova (FPU-WT) 8-2
3.
Kaysie Hermsdorf/
Jamie Lee Denton (ACUW) def. Nicole Simoni/Anna Mikhaylova (FPU-WT) 8-0
Match Notes
Abilene Christian 12-4; National ranking #3
Fresno Pacific 11-5; National ranking #28
