Women’s tennis battles back to beat Sam Houston State

Women's Tennis | 4/2/2016 3:15:00 PM

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Abilene Christian women's tennis continued its frenetic four matches in four days Southland Conference road trip Saturday with an all-too-close 4-3 win vs. Sam Houston State at the McAdams Center.
 
The victory was ACU's fifth-straight and kept them near the top of the league standings at 6-1 (16-5 overall), while the Bearkats slipped to 7-11 and 2-7.
 
The Wildcats won their sixth-consecutive doubles point but started singles in a 0-2 hole after No. 1 Erin Walker and No. 2 Kaysie Hermsdorf lost in straight sets. Walker fell 6-2, 6-3 to Fabienne Gettwart and Carrie Casey edged Hermsdorf, 7-5, 6-3.
 
Senior Nada Marjanovic brought ACU right back into the match with her 6-4, 6-1 triumph at No. 4 over Khee Yen Wee in improving to 18-4, and then sophomores Lucile Pothier and Whitney Williams dominated their third sets at No. 3 and 5.
 
Williams recorded ACU's go-ahead point with a 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 over Mila Milanovic to push her individual winning streak to eight games. Pothier followed with the match-clinching point, rallying from a set down to beat Ema Barkovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 for her 11th straight singles victory.
 
Pothier and Williams are both 7-0 vs. Southland Conference opposition.
 
In doubles, Walker and Williams suffered a tough 6-1 loss at the top line vs. Gettwart and Milanovic; however, the Bearkats' No. 2 and 3 teams were no match for the Wildcats.
 
Hermsdorf and Pothier remained undefeated vs. the league with a 6-2 win at No. 2 over Casey and Yen Wee, and at No. 3, Marjanovic and sophomore Andrea Crook improved to 12-5 overall with their 6-1 victory against Caitlyn Mitchell and Maddie Mortimore.
 
The Wildcats continue their busy weekend schedule Sunday with a 12 p.m. doubleheader with the men at Lamar. ACU has defeated the Cardinals the previous two seasons by scores of 4-3 and 5-2.
 

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Abilene Christian 4, Sam Houston State University 3
Apr 02, 2016 at Huntsville, Texas (McAdams Center)
 
Singles competition
1. Fabienne Gettwart (SHSU) def. Erin Walker (ACU) 6-2, 6-3
2. Carrie Casey (SHSU) def. Kaysie Hermsdorf (ACU) 7-5, 6-3
3. Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. Ema Barkovic (SHSU) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
4. Nada Marjanovic (ACU) def. Khee Yen Wee (SHSU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Whitney Williams (ACU) def. Mila Milanovic (SHSU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
6. Maddie Mortimore (SHSU) def. Jordan Henry (ACU) 6-1, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3)
 
Doubles competition
1. Fabienne Gettwart/Mila Milanovic (SHSU) def. Erin Walker/Whitney Williams (ACU) 6-1
2. Kaysie Hermsdorf/Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. Carrie Casey/Khee Yen Wee (SHSU) 6-2
3. Andrea Crook/Nada Marjanovic (ACU) def. Caitlyn Mitchell/Maddie Mortimore (SHSU) 6-1
 
Match Notes
Abilene Christian 16-5 SLC 6-1
Sam Houston State University 7-11 SLC 2-7
Order of finish: doubles (1, 2, 3) | Order of finish: singles (1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 6)
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