ABILENE – Abilene Christian's nationally ranked men's and women's tennis teams convincingly defeated their crosstown rivals from McMurry Wednesday night on the outdoor courts of the Eager Tennis Pavilion.
The fifth-ranked ACU women won 9-0 for their 10th shutout of the season, while the 16th-ranked Wildcats' men's team won 7-2 with its lone defeats coming at No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles
Six of the men's singles victories came in straight sets, but Christiano Mendes pushed
Alfredo Desiati at No. 5 before the Wildcat senior finally prevailed, 7-5, 7-6 (2). And at No. 2 singles, sophomore
Guilherme Gesser topped Felipe Cruz in three sets, 6-4, 4-6 and 10-4.
Senior all-America
Hans Hach, meanwhile, won his team-best 16th match at No. 1 singles, beating Chris Breaux, 6-2, 6-2. Hach and Gesser also won at No. 1 doubles over Breaux and Casjen Rico, 8-2.
On the women's side, several of the singles matches were completed in 45 minutes or less as the Wildcats' top five players (
Micah Hermsdorf,
Brittney Reed,
Laura Mongin,
Hannah Kelley and
Kaysie Hermsdorf) either pitched a double-bagel victory or won by a 6-1, 6-0 combination.
Emily Conrad won ACU's match at No. 6 singles, 6-3, 6-1, over Brandy Curry for her 12th win of the spring.
As a team, the ACU women have won 72 percent of its singles matches (113-44) and 85 percent of its doubles following tonight's sweep that pushed their record to 63-11.
Next up for the Wildcats is a trip to Southlake, Texas for the Lone Star Conference Championships. ACU's men's team received the No. 2 seed and will play third-seeded Incarnate Word in second semifinal Friday at 4:30 p.m.
The top-seeded ACU women will play their first match Friday at 6:30 p.m. vs. the winner of Incarnate Word and Cameron.
ACU has won every conference championship on the women's side since the tournament's inception with the exceptions of 1983, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2007.
The ACU men have won the last four LSC championships and 13 since 1983.
#16 Abilene Christian 8, #47 McMurry University 1
Apr 17, 2013 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Pavilion)
Singles competition
1. #6
Hans Hach (ACUM) def. Chris Breaux (MCMMT) 6-2, 6-2
2.
Guilherme Gesser (ACUM) def. Felipe Cruz (MCMMT) 6-4, 4-6, 10-4
3.
Nicklas Wingord (ACUM) def. Dani Perez (MCMMT) 6-2, 6-4
4. Borja Cortes (ACUM) def. Preston Steblein (MCMMT) 6-3, 6-4
5.
Alfredo Desiati (ACUM) def. Christiano Mendes (MCMMT) 7-5, 7-6 (7-2)
6. Casjen Rico (MCMMT) def.
Jason Proctor (ACUM) 6-4, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #12
Hans Hach/
Guilherme Gesser (ACUM) def. Chris Breaux/Casjen Rico (MCMMT) 8-2
2. Borja Cortes/
Jason Proctor (ACUM) def. Felipe Cruz/Dani Perez (MCMMT) 8-3
3. Preston Steblein/Christiano Mendes (MCMMT) def.
Nicklas Wingord/
Alfredo Desiati (ACUM) 8-5
Match Notes
McMurry University 8-7; National ranking #47; Regional ranking #9
Abilene Christian 13-14; National ranking #16; Regional ranking #2
#5 Abilene Christian 9, McMurry University 0
04/17/2013 at Abilene, TX (Eager Tennis Pavilion)
Singles competition
1. #32
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Lauren Renner (MCMWT) 6-0, 6-0
2.
Brittney Reed (ACUW) def. Sydney Gonzalez (MCMWT) 6-0, 6-0
3.
Laura Mongin (ACUW) def. Salitza Abrantes (MCMWT) 6-1, 6-0
4.
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Chelsea Miller (MCMWT) 6-0, 6-0
5.
Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Jessica Bentley (MCMWT) 6-1, 6-0
6.
Emily Conrad (ACUW) def. Brandy Curry (MCMWT) 6-3, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. #14
Micah Hermsdorf/
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Lauren Renner/Brandy Curry (MCMWT) 8-4
2.
Laura Mongin/
Brittney Reed (ACUW) def. Sydney Gonzalez/Chelsea Miller (MCMWT) 8-2
3.
Jamie Lee Denton/
Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Salitza Abrantes/Jessica Bentley (MCMWT) 8-4
Match Notes
McMurry University 5-12
Abilene Christian 22-5; National ranking #5; Regional ranking #1
