Wildcat Tennis sweeps New Orleans

Saturday, March 24

New Orleans, La.

10:30 a.m.

Abilene Christian

New Orleans

Photo by: Tim Nelson

3/24/2018 8:32:00 PM | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis

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NEW ORLEANS – Abilene Christian men remained unbeaten within the Southland Conference at 3-0 and the women evened their record within the league at 3-3 following today's doubleheader sweep of the Privateers at the University Center.

ACU's women's team won 4-3 in lifting its overall record to 9-7, and the men's team – winners of five-straight matches – improved to 14-8 behind its 5-2 triumph.

Each team won the doubles point and at least half of their six singles contests. Sophomore Sarah Eleanor Adams was one of three double winners for her team and clinched the deciding point with the Wildcats ahead, 3-2, after holding on to beat Yurina Asai at No. 4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.

Adams also won her match at No. 2 doubles, 6-3, alongside freshman Nini Memishishi, who won her fourth-consecutive singles match – and 12th overall – after beating Claudette Gilhespie, 6-4, 6-3.

Junior Autumn Crossnoe additionally posted victories in singles and doubles. First, she and freshman Illeana Mocciola edged the duo of Brittany Johnson and Mar Gendra, 7-6 (4), and later she recorded the team's third point after topping Johnson at No. 5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

Crossnoe now has won her last three singles matches.

ACU's men's team saw two considerable individual winning streaks extended, and one notable stretch come to an end as sophomore Jonathan Sheehy had his five-game streak snapped by Alexis Guedy at No. 2, 6-4, 6-3. This was Jonathan Sheehy's first loss since the team's Feb. 24 match at Baylor.

Extending their winning streaks, however, were senior Henry Adams and junior Josh Sheehy. Adams beat Nicolas Kramer, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 4 for his fifth consecutive victory and the elder Sheehy improved to 14-5 overall after clubbing Federico Boscarino at the top line, 6-1, 6-2.

Josh Sheehy and Adams also were victorious in their respective doubles matches. Adams and his senior classmate Brad Gleason won their match at No. 3, 6-3, while Sheehy and senior Paul Michael Domanski posted a 7-5 win at No. 1.

Sheehy and Domanski are 4-2 together overall, and 3-1 at the No. 1 position.

Additional singles winners today for the Wildcats were sophomore Niko Moceanu, who defeated Johannes Klein, 6-3, 6-3 (10-8), at No. 3, and senior Hunter Holman, who beat Lorenzo Camilli, 6-4, 6-0, at No. 6.

The women conclude their Louisiana road trip Sunday with a 11 a.m. match at Southeastern La., while the men are off from competition until April 14 when they visit Incarnate Word.

Abilene Christian 4, New Orleans 3
3/24/2018 at New Orleans, La. (University Center)

Singles competition
1. Trang Dao (UNOW) def. Lucile Pothier (ACU) 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
2. Anja Luethi (UNOW) def. Whitney Williams (ACU) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
3. Nini Memishishi (ACU) def. Claudette Gilhespie (UNOW) 6-4, 6-3
4. Sarah Adams (ACU) def. Yurina Asai (UNOW) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
5. Autumn Crossnoe (ACU) def. Brittany Johnson (UNOW) 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
6. Mar Gendra (UNOW) def. Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Trang Dao/Anja Luethi (UNOW) def. Lucile Pothier/Whitney Williams (ACU) 6-4
2. Sarah Adams/Nini Memishishi (ACU) def. Claudette Gilhespie/Yurina Asai (UNOW) 6-3
3. Ileana Mocciola/Autumn Crossnoe (ACU) def. Brittany Johnson/Mar Gendra (UNOW) 7-6 (7-4)

Match Notes
Abilene Christian 9-7, 3-3 SLC
New Orleans 8-7, 2-4 SLC
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (6,3,1,5,4,2)
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Abilene Christian 5, New Orleans 2
3/24/2018 at New Orleans, La. (University Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Josh Sheehy (ACU) def. Federico Boscarino (UNOM) 6-1, 6-2
2. Alexis Guedy (UNOM) def. Jonathan Sheehy (ACU) 6-4, 6-3
3. Niko Moceanu (ACU) def. Johannes Klein (UNOM) 6-3, 3-6, 10-8
4. Henry Adams (ACU) def. Nicolas Kramer (UNOM) 6-1, 6-1
5. Giacomo Adoncecchi (UNOM) def. Paul M. Domanski (ACU) 2-6, 6-1, 10-8
6. Hunter Holman (ACU) def. Lorenzo Camilli (UNOM) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Josh Sheehy/Paul M. Domanski (ACU) def. Federico Boscarino/Christian Fjeldstad (UNOM) 7-5
2. Alexis Guedy/Johannes Klein (UNOM) def. Jonathan Sheehy/Cole Lawson (ACU) 6-4
3. Brad Gleason/Henry Adams (ACU) def. Nicolas Kramer/Giacomo Adoncecchi (UNOM) 6-3

Match Notes
Abilene Christian 14-8
New Orleans 4-8
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,6,4,2,5,3)
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