PLANO -- The seventh-ranked ACU Wildcats had little trouble Saturday afternoon handling Lone Star Conference rival Northeastern State, knocking off the RiverHawks, 7-2, in women's tennis action at Collin County Community College.
The win pushes the Wildcats to 14-3 on the season, while the RiverHawks fall to 6-1 on the year. ACU entered the match ranked No. 7 in the nation and No. 1 in the NCAA Division II South Central Region, while NSU entered at No. 16 nationally and No. 3 in the region.
Northeastern State's veteran doubles team of Zuzanna Osinska and Emina Spirtovic got the RiverHawks off to a good start with a 9-7 win over ACU's team of
Jaclyn Walker and
Dina Pavlin at No. 1 doubles, but the Wildcats were able to win the other two matches to grab a 2-1 lead after doubles play.
The Wildcats then dominated singles play, winning five of six matches to take the victory. ACU won a pair of split-sets matches at Nos. 1 and 2 singles, but won the other three matches in straight sets.
The win over Northeastern State came on the heels of ACU's 4-3 loss on Friday at SMU, which is ranked No. 22 in NCAA Division I.
"This was a good weekend for us," ACU head coach
Hutton Jones said. "We had a really good match against SMU, and then it's always good to go against Northeastern State. They're very tough and I'm sure we'll see them again in the conference tournament."
ACU 7, Northeastern State 2
Singles
1.
Jaclyn Walker, ACU, def. Zuzanna Osinska, NSU, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
2.
Julia Mongin, ACU, def. Emina Spirtovic, NSU, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
3. Michaela Romanova, NSU, def.
Cassie Carver, ACU, 6-3, 6-0
4.
Dina Pavlin, ACU, def. Ivana Belejova, NSU, 6-1, 6-0
5.
Hannah Kelley, ACU, def. Karolina Cichon, NSU, 6-4, 6-0
6.
Natalie Friend, ACU, def. Claire Chanay, NSU, 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. Osinska-Spirtovic, NSU, def. Walker-Pavlin, ACU, 9-7
2. Mongin-Carver, ACU, def. Chanay-Belejova, NSU, 8-3
3. Kelley-
Lauren White, ACU, def. Cichon-Romanova, NSU, 8-1
