Women's Tennis defeats Temple and McMurry

Women's Tennis | 3/4/2016 10:11:00 PM

ABILENE - Abilene Christian women's tennis pushed its win streak to four matches Friday following a home doubleheader sweep of Temple and McMurry on the outdoor courts of the Eager Tennis Pavilion.

The Wildcats improved to 10-4 on the season, while the Owls and War Hawks slipped to 5-4 and 4-4.

ACU held pm at No. 3 doubles to win the first point vs. Temple and in singles were forced to three sets at the No. 1 and 3 positions. Former Southland Conference Player of the Week and sophomore Lucile Pothier rallied from a set down to beat  Monet Stuckey-Willis, 2-6, 6-0, 6-2, and at No. 1, junior Erin Walker claimed the match-clinching point over Alina Abdurakhimova, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.

Pothier has won her last four singles matches dating back to Jan. 30 and is now second on the team with 10 wins behind senior Nada Marjanovic, who today improved to 13-2 with consecutive straight-set wins at the No. 4 position.

Sophomore Whitney Williams also scored a singles' win against Temple, beating Minami Okajima at the No. 5 position, 6-3, 6-4.

ACU split its first two doubles matches vs. the Owls. The No. 1 ACU team of Williams and Walker doubled up Anais Nussaume and  Stuckey-Willis, 6-3, but then Pothier and senior Kaysie Hermsdorf fell 6-4 to Dina Karina and Alina Abdurakhimova.

At No. 3 doubles, ACU's Marjanovic and sophomore Andrea Crook lost an early lead but recoved in time to beat Okajima and Yana Khon, 7-6. Crook and Marjanovic have won their last four matches together in improving to 8-2.

Hermsdorf and Pothier lead the Wildcats in doubles with 11 victories.

Head coach Hutton Jones shuffled his singles' lineup a little bit against the War Hawks and debuted Crook at No. 1, where she pulled out a 6-3, 1-6, 10-1 win over Chloe Patterson. Her teammates Hermsdorf, Pothier, Marjanovic, Jordan Henry and Ansley Boarman, however, all played their everyday positions and posted straight-set victories in which all the scores were either 6-1 or 6-0.

ACU vanquished McMurry in doubles as well, winning by scores of 6-1, 6-1 and 6-0.

The Wildcats return to action next Saturday (March 12) at home for the start of their third Southland Conference season vs. Stephen F. Austin. Match time is 1 p.m.
 

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Abilene Christian 5, Temple 2
Mar 04, 2016 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Pavilion)

Singles competition
1. Erin Walker (ACU) def. Alina Abdurakhimova (TU) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
2. Anais Nussaume (TU) def. Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. Monet Stuckey-Willis (TU) 2-6, 6-0, 6-2
4. Nada Marjanovic (ACU) def. Yana Khon (TU) 6-0, 6-4
5. Whitney Williams (ACU) def. Minami Okajima (TU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Mariana Bedon (TU) def. Jordan Henry (ACU) 6-3, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Whitney Williams/Erin Walker (ACU) def. Anais Nussaume/Monet Stuckey-Willis (TU) 6-3
2. Dina Karina/Alina Abdurakhimova (TU) def. Kaysie Hermsdorf/Lucile Pothier (ACU) 6-4
3. Andrea Crook/Nada Marjanovic (ACU) def. Minami Okajima/Yana Khon (TU) 7-6

Match Notes
Temple 5-4
Abilene Christian 9-4
T-3:50
 

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Abilene Christian 7, McMurry University 0
Mar 04, 2016 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Pavilion)

Singles competition
1. Andrea Crook (ACU) def. Chloe Patterson (MCMWT) 6-3, 1-6, 10-1
2. Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) def. Bree Brosig (MCMWT) 6-1, 6-0
3. Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. Samantha Ritz (MCMWT) 6-0, 6-1
4. Nada Marjanovic (ACU) def. Symphony Munoz (MCMWT) 6-1, 6-0
5. Jordan Henry (ACU) def. Zayra Gomez (MCMWT) 6-1, 6-1
6. Ansley Boarman (ACU) def. Briana Perez (MCMWT) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Erin Walker/Whitney Williams (ACU) def. Chloe Patterson/Bree Brosig (MCMWT) 6-1
2. Kaysie Hermsdorf/Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. Samantha Ritz/Madison Hathorn (MCMWT) 6-1
3. Nada Marjanovic/Andrea Crook (ACU) def. Zayra Gomez/Savannah McClure (MCMWT) 6-0

Match Notes
McMurry University 4-4
Abilene Christian 10-4