Women's Tennis knocks off Nicholls, 6-1

Women's Tennis | 3/16/2016 7:44:00 PM

HOUMA, La. - Abilene Christian women's tennis bounced back from Tuesday's 4-3 loss at Southeastern with a convincing 6-1 win over Nicholls Wednesday afternoon at the Renaissance Family Fitness Center. The Wildcats won the doubles point and five of six singles contests to improve to 12-5 overall and 2-1 within the Southland Conference.

The Colonels, meanwhile, fell to 3-11 overall and remain winless against the league at 0-5.

The Wildcats started today's dual winning at No. 1 and 2 doubles. Junior Erin Walker and sophomore Whitney Williams edged Milou Pietersz and Julia Melendez, 6-4, while at No. 2, sophomore Lucile Pothier and senior Kaysie Hermsdorf pitched their first shutout together, blanking Ambika Pande and Clemence Krug, 6-0.

ACU's No. 3 team of sophomore Andrea Crook and senior Nada Marjanovic, unfortunately, fell to Laia Charles and Isla Brock, 6-3.

Marjanovic, however, would go on to win in singles along with Hermsdorf, Pothier, Williams and freshman Jordan Henry, who was in at No. 6 today.

Marjanovic and Pothier each won in straight sets at the No. 4 and 3 positions to keep their win streaks alive at seven matches apiece. Pothier beat  Krug, 6-3, 6-3, for her 13th win of the spring, and Marjanovic improved to 16-2 following a 6-2, 6-2 triumph over Brock.

Williams lifted her season singles mark to 10-5 after topping Charles, 6-2, 6-3 for her fourth-consecutive victory. And Henry at No. 6 snapped a short two-match losing streak at that position for the Wildcats with a 6-1, 6-2 win vs. Andrea Mastrippolito.

ACU's matches at No. 1 and 2 each were decided in three sets. Hermsdorf broke a three-match losing streak vs. DI opposition with her comeback win at No. 2 over Melendez, 4-6, 7-6, 7-6, but Walker fell at No. 1 to Pietersz, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.

The Wildcats return to action Friday for a 10 a.m. dual at New Orleans as part of a doubleheader with the men's team, however, both matches may be affected by rain.
 

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Abilene Christian 6, Nicholls 1
3/16/2016 at Houma, La. (Renaissance Family Fitness)

Singles competition
1. Milou Pietersz (NICH) def. Erin Walker (ACU) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
2. Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) def. Julia Melendez (NICH) 4-6, 7-6, 7-6
3. Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. Isla Brock (NICH) 6-2, 6-2
4. Nada Marjanovic (ACU) def. Clemence Krug (NICH) 6-3, 6-3
5. Whitney Williams (ACU) def. Laia Charles (NICH) 6-2, 6-3
6. Jordan Henry (ACU) def. Andrea Mastrippolito (NICH) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Whitney Williams/Erin Walker (ACU) def. Milou Pietersz/Julia Melendez (NICH) 6-4
2. Lucile Pothier/Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) def. Ambika Pande/Clemence Krug (NICH) 6-0
3. Laia Charles/Isla Brock (NICH) def. Andrea Crook/Nada Marjanovic (ACU) 6-3

Match Notes
Abilene Christian 12-5, 2-1
Nicholls 3-11, 0-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (4,3,6,5,2,1)