Women's tennis extends season-opening winning streak with victory over UIW

Women's Tennis | 3/6/2015 2:30:00 PM

ABILENE - Abilene Christian women's tennis continued its dominance of Incarnate Word Friday by shutting the Cardinals out for the fifth-straight match, 7-0, on the indoor courts of the Teague Events Center.

The Cardinals fell to 1-11 on the season (0-1 Southland) following today's loss and haven't won a single point against ACU in singles or doubles since March of 2011, while the Wildcats improved to 5-0 (2-0 Southland) with a victory that included eight shutout sets.

ACU's No. 1 and 2 doubles teams of Brittney Reed and Kaysie Hermsdorf, and Lucile Pothier and Erin Walker, each blanked their opposition by matching 8-0 scores. The No. 3 tandem of Nada Marjanovic and Ansley Boarman then doubled up Matea Zemunik and Antea Dedic, 8-4.

Reed and Hermsdorf are now 10-0 on the spring, while Pothier and Walker moved to 4-0 overall at No. 2 and 2-0 vs. the Southland. The decision for Marjanovic and Boarman was their first together in dual play after going 1-3 at the Indiana Winter Invitational.

In singles competition, No. 4 Pothier and No. 5 Marjanovic each pitched a shutout and Walker came within a point of doing so at No. 3, beating Sarah Savedra, 6-1, 6-0.

Kaysie Hermsdorf ran her unbeaten streak to seven with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Matea Zemunik, and Reed improved to 4-1 at No. 1 after topping Rachel Sadiq, 7-5, 6-3.

Boarman clinched the team shutout with her victory at No. 6 over Maria Batchinsky, 6-0, 6-3.

ACU's women's team is off from competition until the weekend of March 19, when it will hit the road for matches vs. Tyler, Stephen F. Austin and Northwestern State.
 

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Abilene Christian 7, Incarnate Word 0
Mar 06, 2015 at Abilene, Texas (Teague Events Center)
 
Singles competition
1. Brittney Reed (ACU) def. Rachel Sadiq (UIW) 7-5, 6-3
2. Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) def. Matea Zemunik (UIW) 6-1, 6-1
3. Erin Walker (ACU) def. Sarah Savedra (UIW) 6-1, 6-0
4. Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. Malisa Vatanadilok (UIW) 6-0, 6-0
5. Nada Marjanovic (ACU) def. Antea Dedic (UIW) 6-0, 6-0
6. Ansley Boarman (ACU) def. Maria Batchinsky (UIW) 6-0, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Brittney Reed/Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) def. Rachel Sadiq/Sarah Savedra (UIW) 8-0
2. Lucile Pothier/Erin Walker (ACU) def. Malisa Vatanadilok/Maria Batchinsky (UIW) 8-0
3. Nada Marjanovic/Ansley Boarman (ACU) def. Matea Zemunik/Antea Dedic (UIW) 8-4

Match Notes
Incarnate Word 1-11 (0-1 Southland)
Abilene Christian 5-0 (2-0 Southland)