SOUTHLAKE, Texas - Abilene Christian's fifth-ranked women's tennis team Saturday won its 25th and final Lone Star Conference title following its 5-0 shutout of Midwestern State at the Southlake Tennis Center.
Since the tournament's inception in 1983, the Wildcats have won the LSC Championship at the end of every season with the exception of six – 1983, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2003 and 2007. Today's championship was ACU's sixth straight and pushed its season-long winning streak to 13, which started March 20 with a doubleheader win vs. North Central Texas and Midwestern State.
Against the Mustangs today, the Wildcats again were without their No. 1 player
Julia Mongin, but they still got the job done at every position starting with a 3-0 sweep of doubles.
The No. 14 team of
Hannah Kelley and
Micah Hermsdorf whipped Sarita Adhikary and Lauren Pineda, 8-1, for ACU's first win, and then the No. 2 and 3 teams each won, 8-6.
In singles, sisters Micah and
Kaysie Hermsdorf were the first ones off the court. Micah, who is ranked 32nd nationally, beat Adhikary, 6-2, 6-1, at No. 1, while at No. 5, Kaysie topped Pineda, 6-3, 6-2.
Micah is 2-2 at No. 1 singles since taking over for Mongin earlier this month, and is 13-9 overall. Her younger sister, Kaysie, however, has the team's most wins with 19. She is 9-1 over her last 10 matches.
As the South Central Region's No. 1 team, it's all but assured that the Wildcats will play host to the first two rounds of the NCAA Championship on April 28 and 29 at the Eager Tennis Pavilion. ACU beat St. Edward's, 5-0, for last year's regional title and a trip to Louisville for the national tournament.
The NCAA's Division-II Women's Tennis Selection Show will air Tuesday, April 23. on NCAA.com at 7 p.m. (CT).
#5 Abilene Christian 5, #27 Midwestern State 0
04/20/2013 at Southlake, Texas (Southlake Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. #32
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Sarita Adhikary (MSU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Taylor Coffman (MSU) vs.
Brittney Reed (ACUW) 6-3, 2-3, unfinished
3. Kayla Casey (MSU) vs.
Laura Mongin (ACUW) 6-2, 5-5, unfinished
4. Madeline Schorlemmer (MSU) vs.
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
5.
Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Lauren Pineda (MSU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Fatima Clementino (MSU) vs.
Emily Conrad (ACUW) 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #14
Hannah Kelley/
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Sarita Adhikary/Lauren Pineda (MSU) 8-1
2.
Laura Mongin/
Brittney Reed (ACUW) def. Madeline Schorlemmer/Kayla Casey (MSU) 8-6
3.
Kaysie Hermsdorf/
Jamie Lee Denton (ACUW) def. Fatima Clementino/KynZee Watson (MSU) 8-6
Match Notes
Abilene Christian 26-5; National ranking #5; Regional ranking #1
Midwestern State 16-6; National ranking #27; Regional ranking #5
