ABILENE – Abilene Christian women's tennis even its season record at 7-7 and improved to 3-0 in the Southland Conference following Sunday's 7-0 win over Stephen F. Austin on the indoor courts of the Teague Events Center. The Wildcats, who are 5-0 at home this spring, have shutout the Ladyjacks the last three seasons and are 4-2 against them since joining the league in 2014.
ACU clinched the doubles points with wins from its No. 1 and 2 line teams. The tandem of sophomore
Nini Memishishi and junior
Sarah Adams improved to 9-5 overall following a 6-4 win over Kaja Ljubic and Gabi Guilarte, while sophomore
Ileana Mocciola and senior Autumn Bellow won their 10th match together this season behind a 6-3 victory over Nida Kamal and Kyndall Misak.
Four of the six Wildcats' single competitors won in straight sets, including Adams, who recorded a double bagel victory over Darinka Tiboldi at No. 2. Senior
Jordan Henry at No. 4 registered her team best ninth win of the year. Freshman
Allison Stewart recorded her third consecutive victory after defeating Kamal, 6-3, 6-3, and Mocciola came within one point of blanking Misak at No. 6, 6-0, 6-1.
Memishishi rallied from a set down to beat Guilarte, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, to clinch the match and even her No. 1 record at 3-3, and at the No. 3 line, Bellow held off Ljubic, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
The Wildcats look to continue their perfect start in conference play with a Saturday home match vs. Incarnate Word at 1 p.m.
Abilene Christian 7, SFA 0
Mar 10, 2019 at Abilene, Texas (Teague Events Center)
Singles competition
1.
Nini Memishishi (ACU) def. Gabi Guilarte (SFA) 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
2.
Sarah Adams (ACU) def. Darinka Tiboldi (SFA) 6-0, 6-0
3. Autumn Bellow (ACU) def. Kaja Ljubic (SFA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
4.
Jordan Henry (ACU) def. Armelle Cerdan (SFA) 6-4, 6-2
5.
Allison Stewart (ACU) def. Nida Kamal (SFA) 6-3, 6-3
6.
Ileana Mocciola (ACU) def. Kyndall Misak (SFA) 6-0, 6-1
Doubles competition
1.
Nini Memishishi/
Sarah Adams (ACU) def. Kaja Ljubic/Gabi Guilarte (SFA) 6-4
2.
Ileana Mocciola/Autumn Bellow (ACU) def. Nida Kamal/Kyndall Misak (SFA) 6-3
3.
Allison Stewart/
Jordan Henry (ACU) vs. Armelle Cerdan/Darinka Tiboldi (SFA) 3-5, unfinished
Match Notes
SFA 4-5 (2-2 SLC)
Abilene Christian 7-7 (3-0 SLC)
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (2,3,1,4,6,5)
T-3:15 A-100
