ABILENE – Abilene Christian women's tennis continued its winning ways at home, against the Southland Conference, and vs. the New Orleans Privateers following Sunday's 5-2 indoor win at the Teague Events Center.
The victory lifted the Wildcats' season and conference records to 10-8 and 6-0 and kept them unbeaten in their all-time series vs. UNO at 6-0.
ACU won its previous two duals against the Privateers by a 4-3 margin, but today the Wildcats started with three-consecutive points as a pair of doubles triumphs at the top two lines were followed by senior
Autumn Crossnoe Bellow's three-set win over Salma Abdelrahim, 6-0, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, and sophomore
Nini Memishishi's comeback victory against Ank Vullings, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Bellow and Memishishi are both 4-2 against Southland opposition this spring.
Two wins by UNO cut ACU's lead to 3-2, but the Wildcats would soon receive their match-clinching point at the No. 5 line where freshman
Allison Stewart knocked off Brittany Johnson in convincing fashion, 6-0, 6-1.
Stewart won both her league matches at home this weekend in improving to 10-9. She also is a team-best 6-0 vs. Southland opponents.
Sophomore
Ileana Mocciola scored ACU's final team point at No. 6, beating Lea Alguacil, 6-3, 6-2, for spring victory No. 10.
ACU now has won five of its last six doubles points and its 11 combinations on the season have a combined record of 38-27 (.585).
The Wildcats return to action and continue their four-match homestand Friday, April 5 with an 11 a.m. match vs. Lamar. They then play host to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Sunday, April 7 at 1 p.m.
Abilene Christian 5, New Orleans 2
Mar 31, 2019 at Abilene, Texas (Teague Events Center)
Singles competition
1.
Nini Memishishi (ACU) def. Ank Vullings (UNO) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Trang Dao (UNO) def.
Sarah Adams (ACU) 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-2
3. Autumn Bellow (ACU) def. Salma Abdelrahim (UNO) 6-0, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1
4. Mar Gendra (UNO) def.
Jordan Henry (ACU) 6-4, 6-3
5.
Allison Stewart (ACU) def. Brittany Johnson (UNO) 6-0, 6-1
6.
Ileana Mocciola (ACU) def. Lea Alguacil (UNO) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1.
Nini Memishishi/
Sarah Adams (ACU) def. Ank Vullings/Trang Dao (UNO) 6-3
2.
Ileana Mocciola/Autumn Bellow (ACU) def. Brittany Johnson/Salma Abdelrahim (UNO) 6-2
3.
Allison Stewart/
Jordan Henry (ACU) vs. Yurina Asai/Lea Alguacil (UNO) 4-5, unfinished
Match Notes
New Orleans 9-7 (2-4 SLC)
Abilene Christian 10-8 (6-0 SLC)
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (3,1,2,5,4,6)
T-4:00 A-100
