ACU women's tennis splits Dallas doubleheader vs. DBU and SMU

Women's Tennis | 4/10/2015 11:01:00 PM

ABILENE - The Abilene Christian women's tennis team won its match vs. Dallas Baptist, 6-1, and later lost its dual by the same score at No. 70 SMU during a quick one-day trip to Metroplex Friday.

Head coach Hutton Jones switched around his lineup for the neutral-site match vs. the Patriots at the T Bar M Raquet Club and received victories at every position except No. 1 singles where Natalie Gennissen held off senior Brittney Reed in three sets, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Everyone else, however, was a winner on the singles court despite some of them moving up two spots in the order. Regular starters Erin Walker, Lucile Pothier and Whitney Williams all won their matches in straight sets from the No. 2 to 4 positions, while at No. 5, freshman Carli Knezevich rallied from a set down to beat Liz Slaughter, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4.

At No. 6 and playing in just her fifth dual of the spring, sophomore Ansley Boarman rolled Courtney McWilliams, 6-3, 6-4.

Jones also utilized three new doubles combinations vs. DBU but received the results he's accustomed to as the Wildcats swept all three positions by scores of 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3.  ACU now has a 39-17 combined record on the doubles court.

Unfortunately, ACU's success vs. the Patriots did not carry over into its match at the SMU Tennis Complex.

The Mustangs improved to 15-6 by winning 2-of-3 doubles and 5-of-6 singles with the lone Wildcats' triumph earned at No. 6, where junior Nada Marjanovic defeated Holly Verner, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Walker came close to pushing her individual win streak to five, but was turned away at No. 2 by Anna Kate Anderson, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (4).

In doubles the No. 1 team of Reed and junior Kaysie Hermsdorf (13-2) lost for only the second time all spring as they were doubled up, 6-3, by the team of Hristina Dishkova and Verner.

The Wildcats continue their busy weekend Saturday with a 10:44 a.m. home match at the Eager Tennis Pavilion vs. Southland Conference rival Sam Houston State.
 

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Abilene Christian 6, Dallas Baptist 1
Apr 10, 2015 at Dallas, Texas (T Bar M Racquet Club)

Singles competition
1. Natalie Gennissen (DBU) def. Brittney Reed (ACU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
2. Erin Walker (ACU) def. C.Wennerstrom (DBU) 6-0, 6-4
3. Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. Maria Fernandez (DBU) 6-1, 6-3
4. Whitney Williams (ACU) def. Amanda Richter (DBU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Carli Knezevich (ACU) def. Liz Slaughter (DBU) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
6. Ansley Boarman (ACU) def. Courtney McWilliams (DBU) 6-3, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Erin Walker/Whitney Williams (ACU) def. Natalie Gennissen/Amanda Richter (DBU) 8-1
2. Brittney Reed/Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. C.Wennerstrom/Liz Slaughter (DBU) 8-2
3. Carli Knezevich/Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) def. Bianca Tijerina/Maria Fernandez (DBU) 8-3

Match Notes
Abilene Christian 8-5
Dallas Baptist 11-3

#70 SMU 6, Abilene Christian 1
Apr 10, 2015 at Dallas, Texas (SMU Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. Hristina Dishkova (SMU) def. Brittney Reed (ACU) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
2. Anna Kate Anderson (SMU) def. Erin Walker (ACU) 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4)
3. Dasha Sharapova (SMU) def. Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Yana Erkeeva (SMU) def. Lucile Pothier (ACU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Vaszilisza Bulgakova (SMU) def. Whitney Williams (ACU) 6-3, 6-2
6. Nada Marjanovic (ACU) def. Holly Verner (SMU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Hristina Dishkova/Holly Verner (SMU) def. Kaysie Hermsdorf/Brittney Reed (ACU) 6-3
2. Vaszilisza Bulgakova/Dasha Sharapova (SMU) def. Erin Walker/Whitney Williams (ACU) 6-3
3. Carli Knezevich/Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. Macie Elliot/Mary Wright (SMU) 5-4

Match Notes
Abilene Christian 8-6
SMU 15-6; National ranking #70
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,5,1,4,6,2)
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