ABILENE – Abilene Christian women's tennis lost a pair of 7-0 matches Tuesday in the Metroplex to North Texas and TCU in starting its 2019 season.
The Wildcats began their day at Plano's Lifetime Fitness Center, where the Mean Green – led by nationally ranked players Tamuna Kutubidze and Minying Liang – posted the shutout victory. Kutubidze, ranked 41st by the ITA, topped ACU sophomore
Nini Memishishi 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 2 line, while at No. 4, freshman
Allison Stewart dropped a 6-1, 7-5 decision to Liang, who is ranked 102nd.
Sophomore
Ileana Mocciola was the lone Wildcat to push her match to a third set, but lost at No. 6 to Sille Tranberg, 6-2, 3-6, 10-5.
TCU's margin of victory over the Wildcats in the nightcap was a bit narrower as three of the six matches were either decided in tiebreaks or a third set. Memishishi fell at No. 2 to Stevie Kennedy, 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5), while the No. 3 and 5 matches all went to a third set. Mercedes Aristegui defeated senior Autumn Bellow at No. 3, 5-7, 6-3, 10-3, and Addy Guevara topped senior
Jordan Henry at No. 5, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0.
The Wildcats remain on the road this weekend for their annual trip to Bloomington, Ind., for the Indiana Winter Invitational. ACU will compete in the Hoosier state against several teams (to be announced) from Jan. 19-21.
North Texas 7, Abilene Christian 0
Jan 15, 2019 at Plano, TX (Lifetime Fitness)
Singles competition
1. Maria Kononova (UNT) def. Sarah Adams (ACU) 6-4, 6-3
2. #41 Tamuna Kutubidze (UNT) def.
Nini Memishishi (ACU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Nidhi Surapeneni (UNT) def. Autumn Bellow (ACU) 6-1, 6-3
4. #102 Minying Liang (UNT) def.
Allison Stewart (ACU) 6-1, 7-5
5. Alexandra Heczey (UNT) def.
Jordan Henry (ACU) 6-3, 6-4
6. Sille Tranberg (UNT) def.
Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-2, 3-6, 10-5
Doubles competition
1. Maria Kononova/Minying Liang (UNT) def.
Nini Memishishi/Sarah Adams (ACU) 6-3
2. Alexandra Heczey/Ivana Babic (UNT) def. Autumn Bellow/
Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-2
3. Tamuna Kutubidze/Nidhi Surapeneni (UNT) def.
Allison Stewart/
Sylvia Viljoen (ACU) 6-1
Match Notes
Abilene Christian 0-1
North Texas 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,1,4,3,5,6)
T-2:15
TCU 7, Abilene Christian 0
Jan 15, 2019 at Fort Worth, Texas (Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) def. Sarah Adams (ACU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Stevie Kennedy (TCU) def.
Nini Memishishi (ACU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5)
3. Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Autumn Bellow (ACU) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)
4. Kate Paulus (TCU) def.
Allison Stewart (ACU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Addy Guevara (TCU) def.
Jordan Henry (ACU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-0
6. Chloe Hule (TCU) def.
Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-1, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Aleksa Cveticanin/Kate Paulus (TCU) vs. Sarah Adams/
Nini Memishishi (ACU) 2-5, unfinished
2. Chloe Hule/Stevie Kennedy (TCU) def.
Sylvia Viljoen/
Allison Stewart (ACU) 6-3
3. Addy Guevara/Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Autumn Bellow/
Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-1
Match Notes
Abilene Christian 0-2
TCU 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,1,6,5,3,2)
T-3:57 A-242
