ABILENE – Abilene Christian tennis continued its winning ways against its longtime rivals from Incarnate Word Friday as the Wildcats posted a men's and women's doubleheader sweep of the Cardinals at the Eager Tennis Center. The women won 6-1 and the men were 5-2 victors in extending their DI winning streaks against UIW to a fourth-consecutive season.
On the women's side, the doubles tandems of
Lucile Pothier and
Whitney Williams and
Autumn Crossnoe and
Jordan Henry each improved to 5-0 this spring against Southland Conference opposition with their wins at the No. 1 and 3 positions. Crossnoe and Henry were first off the courts with a 6-1 triumph at No. 3, and Pothier and Williams soon followed with a 6-3 win that pushed their overall winning streak to eight matches.
The Wildcats sped through the Cardinals in singles play as well with their lone defeat coming at the No. 1 position where Matea Zemunik held off senior
Erin Walker 6-4, 3-6, 10-5. The remaining five Wildcats all won in straight sets with no opponent scoring more than three points. Additionally, Crossnoe, Henry and
Sarah Eleanor Adams each pitched a shutout in at least one set.
Adams remains ACU's leader with 18 singles victories followed by Williams and Henry with 16. Henry has won her last six decisions.
Head coach
Hutton Jones made some adjustments in the men's lineup between the No. 3 to 6 positions.
Nico Agritelley and
Hunter Holman swapped the No. 3 and 4 positions with mixed results as Holman lost 6-2, 6-3 to UIW's Joey Vatanadilok, while Agritelley improved to 3-1 vs. the Southland with his 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 4 over Ivanhoe Lissanevitch.
ACU's No. 5 and 6 competitors also were winners.
Sebastian Langdon won his first league match at No. 5, beating Caleb Dyer, 6-4, 6-1, and
Henry Adams topped Nedim Ahmic at No. 6, 6-1, 6-4.
Josh Sheehy reclaimed the team lead for most wins with 15 after beating Sebastian Mortier at No. 1, 6-1, 6-3, but younger brother,
Jonathan Sheehy, lost at No. 2 to Francisco Bendana, 7-5, 7-5.
In doubles, the Sheehy brothers won their third-straight match together at No. 2, 6-3, and the team of
Paul Michael Domanski and
Cole Lawson won by the same score at No. 3. The match at No. 1 was left unfinished with Adams and Agritelley leading, 5-4.
The Wildcats return to action Wednesday at 5 p.m. for a men's and women's doubleheader against the Southland Conference leaders from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Islanders and Lamar Cardinals lead the men's standings at 3-0 and will meet on the final day of the regular season on April 21. ACU is a game behind them in the loss column.
The ACU women currently are tied for second place in the league standings with Central Arkansas at 7-2. The Bears will face the Islanders on April 22 in Belton, Texas.
Abilene Christian 6, Univ. of the Incarnate Word 1
Apr 14, 2017 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Matea Zemunik (UIW) def.
Erin Walker (ACU) 6-4, 3-6, 10-5
2.
Lucile Pothier (ACU) def. Rachel Sadiq (UIW) 6-2, 6-1
3.
Whitney Williams (ACU) def. Victoria Kareh (UIW) 6-3, 6-2
4. Sarah Adams (ACU) def. Maria Batchinsky (UIW) 6-2, 6-0
5.
Autumn Crossnoe (ACU) def. Alejandra Landaluce (UIW) 6-2, 6-0
6.
Jordan Henry (ACU) def. Jayci Stewart (UIW) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1.
Lucile Pothier/
Whitney Williams (ACU) def. Matea Zemunik/Rachel Sadiq (UIW) 6-3
2.
Erin Walker/Sarah Adams (ACU) vs. Victoria Kareh/Sarah Savedra (UIW) 6-5, unfinished
3.
Autumn Crossnoe/
Jordan Henry (ACU) def. Maria Batchinsky/Alejandra Tamayo (UIW) 6-1
Match Notes
Univ. of the Incarnate Word 5-19 (2-9 SLC)
Abilene Christian 16-5 (7-2 SLC)
Abilene Christian 5, Univ. of the Incarnate Word 2
Apr 14, 2017 at Abilene, Texas (Eager Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1.
Josh Sheehy (ACU) def. Sebastian Mortier (UIW) 6-1, 6-3
2. Francisco Bendana (UIW) def.
Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) 7-5, 7-5
3. Joey Vatanadilok (UIW) def.
Hunter Holman (ACU) 6-2, 6-3
4.
Nico Agritelley (ACU) def. Ivanhoe Lissanevitch (UIW) 6-3, 6-2
5.
Sebastian Langdon (ACU) def. Caleb Dyer (UIW) 6-4, 6-1
6.
Henry Adams (ACU) def. Nedim Ahmic (UIW) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
1.
Henry Adams/
Nico Agritelley (ACU) vs. Joey Vatanadilok/Francisco Bendana (UIW) 5-4, unfinished
2.
Jonathan Sheehy/
Josh Sheehy (ACU) def. Sebastian Mortier/Caleb Dyer (UIW) 6-3
3. Paul M. Domanski/
Cole Lawson (ACU) def. Nedim Ahmic/Ivanhoe Lissanevitch (UIW) 6-3
Match Notes
Univ. of the Incarnate Word 6-15 (1-4 SLC)
Abilene Christian 16-9 (3-1 SLC)
