ABILENE – Abilene Christian had another strong showing on the second day of the ACU Invitational on Saturday.
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The Wildcats won six singles matches and a doubles contest for the day.
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"Another solid day of tennis today," said ACU Head Coach Bryan Rainwater. "We came out and executed well in doubles. Even though we didn't win all the matches, I was pleased with our improvement from the first day. Had a great day in singles and looking forward to wrapping up with a solid performance tomorrow!"
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Andrea Guerrero and
Libby Blair both advanced to the finals in Flight C. Guerrero defeated her New Mexico State opponent in three sets and Blair advanced with a two-set win against Tarleton State.
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Masha Vrsalovic also moved into the finals of Flight D.
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Maryjoe Crisologo,
Olivia Sears and
Hebe Toyos all advanced with wins in the consolation brackets.
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The tournament finishes up Sunday morning at the Eager Tennis Pavilion.
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Saturday
Doubles
Consolation
Masha Vrsalovic/
Hebe Toyos vs.
Olivia Sears/
Maria Cascos
Magda Tuells/Ekua Youri, UTSA, def.
Maryjoe Crisologo/
Libby Blair, 8-6
Eva Arranz/
Andrea Guerrero def. Adeliya Mukhutdinova/Clara Sobius, inj. WD
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Singles
Flight C
Guerrero def. Natsuki Nishimora, NMSU, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Blair def. Ximena Morales Araneda, Tarleton State, 7-5, 7-5
Flight D
Vrsalovic def. Arranz, inj. WD
Flight A Consolation
Cassie McLay, UTSA def. Cascos, 7-6 (7-4), inj. WD
Flight B Consolation
Crisologo def. Noelia Lorca, TSU, 6-2, 6-0
Sears def. Valeriia Ivanovskaia, NMSU, 6-2, 6-2
Flight D Consolation
Toyos def. Varvana Nikolaeva, NMSU, 2-6, 6-2, 10-2
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Sunday Schedule
Flight C Championship
9 am. – Guerrero vs. Blair
Flight D Championship
9 a.m. – Vrsalovic vs. Dora Kuridi, NMSU
Flight A Consolation
9 a.m. – Cascos vs. Vittoria Baccino, UTSA
Flight B Consolation
10:15 a.m. – Sear vs. Crisologo
Flight D Consolation
10:15 a.m. – Toyos vs, Maretha Burger, TSU
10:15 a.m. – Arranz vs. Adeliya Mukhutdinova, TSU
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Friday results
First Round Doubles
Flight A
Andreea Lila/Jermine Sherif, Texas Tech, def.
Masha Vrsalovic/
Hebe Toyos, 8-2
Minfang Lisa Zhu/Valeriia Ivanovskaia, NMSU, def.
Olivia Sears/
Maria Cascos, 8-4
Flight B
Maryjoe Crisologo/
Libby Blair def. Adeliya Mukhutdinova/Clara Sobius, Tarleton State, 8-3
Ximena Morales/Emma Persson, Tarleton State def.
Eva Arranz/
Andrea Guerrero, 8-4
Second Round Doubles
Arina Oreschenkov/Camryn Stepp, Texas Tech, def. Crisologo/Blair, 9-8 (7-1)
Consolation Doubles
Vrsalovic/Toyos def. Anna Pinaieva/Whitney Moon, NMSU, 8-3
Sears/Cascos def. Vittoria Baccino/Cassie McLay, UTSA, 8-0
Arranz/Guerrero advanced via injury withdraw
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Singles
Flight A
Persson, Tarleton State, def. Cascos, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (9-7)
Flight B
Martha Makantasi, Tarleton State, def. Sears, 6-1, 6-3
Ekua Youri, Texas-San Antonio, def. Crisologo, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
Flight C
Guerrero def. Sobius, Tarleton State, 6-0, 6-1
Blair def. Whitney Moon, NMSU, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
Flight D
Vrsalovic def. Daniela Herrera, NMSU, WD, inj.
Arranz def. Maretha Burger, Tarleton State, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Dora Kuridi, NMSU, def. Hoyos, 6-2, 6-1
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