ABILENE – Abilene Christian finishes off the regular season with a 1 p.m. match at Tarleton State on Saturday.
The Wildcats are 7-11 overall and 4-2 in the Western Athletic Conference after a 5-2 win over Stephen F. Austin on Sunday.
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FOR SECOND: The winner of the Saturday match will clinch the second seed in next week's Western Athletic Conference Tournament.
LOOKING FOR 19: Libby Blair and
Andrea Guerrero enter the match with 19 wins this year. Blair is 9-3 in spring duals and posted a 9-8 mark in last fall's tournaments. Guerrero is 8-1 in duals and had a 10-7 record in the fall.
AGAINST THE LEAGUE:
Andrea Guerrero is 5-1 this season in WAC singles matches.
Libby Blair is 4-2 against the league. Guerrero and
Olivia Sears are 4-2 in WAC doubles matches.
LAST TIME OUT: ACU scored a 5-2 win over Stephen F. Austin on Sunday.
Maryjoe Crisologo and
Libby Blair pulled ACU even in doubles with a 6-4 win before
Andrea Guerrero and
Olivia Sears sealed the doubles point with a 7-5 victory. Guerrero made quick work of her opponents at No. 5 singles and Sears put the Wildcats ahead 3-0 with a win on Court One. Blair got the clincher with a three-set win on the sixth line and
Maria Cascos gave ACU its fifth win of the day in a straight-set win at No. 4 singles.
HISTORY WITH TSU: The Wildcats have won 11 of the last 12 meetings with Tarleton State, including a 5-2 win last season. In the fall tournament season, ACU was 9-5 in singles and 4-3 in doubles in matches against Tarleton State.
About Tarleton State
- TSU is 14-3 overall and 5-1 against the WAC
- After breezing through the WAC for the first five matches, the Texans were shut out by Grand Canyon on Sunday.
- The Texans have a 68-34 record this spring in singles. Noelioa Lorca is 15-2, including an 8-0 mark at No. 5.
- Martha Makantasi is 14-3 with a 12-3 mark on Court 3.
- Emma Persson and Lorca are 12-2 in doubles – all on Court 3.
