Saturday, March 16
Abilene
Noon
Abilene Christian
4
vs
0
Sam Houston
Photo by: Jackson Talley
ACU Shuts Out Bearkats 4-0
3/16/2024 3:01:00 PM | Women's Tennis
ABILENE – Abilene Christian ended a five-game slide with a 4-0 win over Sam Houston State in the Teague Event Center on Saturday.
The Wildcats ended the Bearkats two-game winning streak with fast wins in Nos. 1 and 3 doubles and then taking the top three singles matches.
"Feels good to get the monkey off our back a little bit," said ACU Head Coach Bryan Rainwater. "We've been building the past three or four matches, just really playing well and trying to get our feet underneath. They've done a great job. Last match, we had a lot of chances to win against Corpus and I knew that was a good team. So I knew coming in, if we played as a team, we'd have good results. Everybody fought hard."
Masha Vrsalovic and Maria Cascos started things well with a win at first singles, 6-2, and Andrea Guerrero and Olivia Sears took No. 3 singles, 6-4. Maryjoe Crisologo and Libby Blair were up 5-3 when the match was suspended.
Vrsalovic then won quickly, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 3 singles and Sears took a 6-2, 6-1 win at the top line.
Crisologo finished off the match with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win at second singles. Guerrero was up a set at No. 5 singles.
The Wildcats now turn their attention to the Western Athletic Conference, traveling to Texas-Arlington on Friday for a 2 p.m. match.
Abilene Christian 4, Sam Houston 0
Singles competition
1. Olivia Sears (ACU) def. Paula Cerda (SHSU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Maryjoe Crisologo (ACU) def. Megan Basson (SHSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) def. Sahithi Vutukuru (SHSU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Maria Cascos (ACU) vs. India Fenieys (SHSU) 4-6, 4-2, unfinished
5. Andrea Guerrero (ACU) vs. Roberta Sechi (SHSU) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
6. Libby Blair (ACU) vs. Linn Svaerd (SHSU) unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Masha Vrsalovic/Maria Cascos (ACU) def. Paula Cerda/Megan Basson (SHSU) 6-2
2. Maryjoe Crisologo/Libby Blair (ACU) vs. Vianne Schwab/Roberta Sechi (SHSU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Andrea Guerrero/Olivia Sears (ACU) def. Sahithi Vutukuru/Linn Svaerd (SHSU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Sam Houston 6-6
Abilene Christian 3-9
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,1,2)
The Wildcats ended the Bearkats two-game winning streak with fast wins in Nos. 1 and 3 doubles and then taking the top three singles matches.
"Feels good to get the monkey off our back a little bit," said ACU Head Coach Bryan Rainwater. "We've been building the past three or four matches, just really playing well and trying to get our feet underneath. They've done a great job. Last match, we had a lot of chances to win against Corpus and I knew that was a good team. So I knew coming in, if we played as a team, we'd have good results. Everybody fought hard."
Masha Vrsalovic and Maria Cascos started things well with a win at first singles, 6-2, and Andrea Guerrero and Olivia Sears took No. 3 singles, 6-4. Maryjoe Crisologo and Libby Blair were up 5-3 when the match was suspended.
Vrsalovic then won quickly, 6-0, 6-3, at No. 3 singles and Sears took a 6-2, 6-1 win at the top line.
Crisologo finished off the match with a 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win at second singles. Guerrero was up a set at No. 5 singles.
The Wildcats now turn their attention to the Western Athletic Conference, traveling to Texas-Arlington on Friday for a 2 p.m. match.
Abilene Christian 4, Sam Houston 0
Singles competition
1. Olivia Sears (ACU) def. Paula Cerda (SHSU) 6-2, 6-1
2. Maryjoe Crisologo (ACU) def. Megan Basson (SHSU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
3. Masha Vrsalovic (ACU) def. Sahithi Vutukuru (SHSU) 6-0, 6-3
4. Maria Cascos (ACU) vs. India Fenieys (SHSU) 4-6, 4-2, unfinished
5. Andrea Guerrero (ACU) vs. Roberta Sechi (SHSU) 6-2, 2-1, unfinished
6. Libby Blair (ACU) vs. Linn Svaerd (SHSU) unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Masha Vrsalovic/Maria Cascos (ACU) def. Paula Cerda/Megan Basson (SHSU) 6-2
2. Maryjoe Crisologo/Libby Blair (ACU) vs. Vianne Schwab/Roberta Sechi (SHSU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Andrea Guerrero/Olivia Sears (ACU) def. Sahithi Vutukuru/Linn Svaerd (SHSU) 6-4
Match Notes:
Sam Houston 6-6
Abilene Christian 3-9
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,1,2)
Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
Order of Finish:
1,3
#1 Singles Match
12
Paula Cerda / 0 [SHSU]
21
66
#2 Singles Match
123
Megan Basson / 0 [SHSU]
644
466
#3 Singles Match
12
Sahithi Vutukuru / 0 [SHSU]
03
66
#4 Singles Match
123
India Fenieys / 0 [SHSU]
620
44UF
#5 Singles Match
123
Roberta Sechi / 0 [SHSU]
210
62UF
#6 Singles Match
1
Linn Svaerd / 0 [SHSU]
0
UF
Order of Finish:
3,1,2
Players Mentioned
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