SOUTHLAKE, Texas – Abilene Christian's fifth-ranked women's tennis team pitched its second straight shutout and 13th of the spring following Friday night's 5-0 win over No. 30 Incarnate Word in the semifinals of the
Lone Star Conference Championship hosted by the Southlake Tennis Center.
The Wildcats (25-5) have now won 12 straight duals since falling to No. 1 Armstrong Atlantic in Las Vegas on March 14, and tomorrow they'll go after their 23rd conference crown against Midwestern State or Tarleton State. ACU beat the Mustangs, 6-3, during the regular season, and the TexAnns, 8-1.
ACU again was without its No. 1 competitor and LSC Player of the Year
Julia Mongin, but her absence didn't come close to slowing down the Wildcats. The all-America No. 1 tandem of
Hannah Kelley and
Micah Hermsdorf finished ACU's sweep of doubles with its 8-6 win over Ivana Katavic and Andi Botha, while at No. 2, the duo of
Laura Mongin and
Brittney Reed cruised past Nicole Karaklis and Malisa Vatanadilok, 8-1.
At No. 3 doubles, the freshman duo of
Kaysie Hermsdorf and
Jamie Lee Denton topped Taryn Strahl and Jennifer Betancourt, 8-4.
Singles competition lasted all of two matches.
Laura Mongin made quick work of Botha at No. 3, 6-0, 6-0, and
Kaysie Hermsdorf clinched the victory with her 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 5 over Vatanadilok.
Abilene Christian 5, Incarnate Word 0
04/19/2013 at Southlake, Texas
Singles competition
1.
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) vs. Ivana Katavic (UIWW) unfinished
2.
Brittney Reed (ACUW) vs. Nicole Karaklis (UIWW) unfinished
3.
Laura Mongin (ACUW) def. Andi Botha (UIWW) 6-0, 6-0
4.
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) vs. Taryn Strahl (UIWW) unfinished
5.
Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Malisa Vatanadilok (UIWW) 6-1, 6-2
6.
Emily Conrad (ACUW) vs. Jennifer Betancourt (UIWW) unfinished
Doubles competition
1.
Hannah Kelley/
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Ivana Katavic/Andi Botha (UIWW) 8-6
2.
Laura Mongin/
Brittney Reed (ACUW) def. Nicole Karaklis/Malisa Vatanadilok (UIWW) 8-1
3.
Kaysie Hermsdorf/
Jamie Lee Denton (ACUW) def. Taryn Strahl/Jennifer Betancourt (UIWW) 8-4
