WICHITA FALLS, Texas - Abilene Christian's third-ranked women's tennis team continued its dominance over the Lone Star Conference Wednesday afternoon following a 6-3 win against 40th-ranked Midwestern State.
The win lifted the Wildcats' season and conference records to 13-5 and 3-0, while the Mustangs fell to 6-5 and 1-1.
Julia Mongin,
Micah Hermsdorf and Hannah Kelly were all double winners for ACU. With her twin sister, Laura, out for today's match with an injury, Julia teamed up for the first time with freshman
Nada Marjanovic and picked up a convincing win at No. 3 over Taylor Coffman and Fatima Clementino, 8-3.
And at No. 1, the 14th-ranked all-America duo of Hermsdorf and Kelly doubled up Kayla Casey and Madeline Schorlemmer, 8-4.
In singles, Mongin and Hermsdorf took care of business in straight sets at the No. 1 and 2 positions, respectively, over Coffman and Sarita Adhikary, while Kelley upended Kendra Casey at No. 6, 6-0, 6-1.
Kaysie Hermsdorf improved to 9-3 and 4-1 at No. 4 following her 7-6, 6-1 win over Lauren Pineda.
The Wildcats return to action Saturday for a home doubleheader vs. Texas-El Paso (9 a.m.) and Texas-Permian Basin (4 p.m.). ACU also will play Sunday at St. Mary's and Texas-San Antonio.
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#3 Abilene Christian 6, #40 Midwestern State 3
03/20/2013 at Wichita Falls, Texas (MSU Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #5
Julia Mongin (ACUW) def. Taylor Coffman (MSU) 6-1, 6-0
2. #32
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Sarita Adhikary (MSU) 7-6, 6-0
3. Kayla Casey (MSU) def.
Brittney Reed (ACUW) 6-1, 6-2
4.
Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Lauren Pineda (MSU) 7-6, 6-1
5. Madeline Schorlemmer (MSU) def.
Nada Marjanovic (ACUW) 5-7, 6-2, 10-6
6.
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Kendra Casey (MSU) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #14
Micah Hermsdorf/
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Kayla Casey/Madeline Schorlemmer (MSU) 8-4
2. Sarita Adhikary/Lauren Pineda (MSU) def.
Kaysie Hermsdorf/
Brittney Reed (ACUW) 9-8
3.
Julia Mongin/
Nada Marjanovic (ACUW) def. Taylor Coffman/Fatima Clementino (MSU) 8-3
Match Notes
Abilene Christian 13-5; National ranking #3; Regional ranking #1
Midwestern State 6-5; National ranking #40; Regional ranking #5
