ABILENE - Abilene Christian's sixth ranked women's tennis team continued its superior play this weekend with a convincing 9-0 victory over No. 10 Rollins College Sunday afternoon at the Eager Tennis Pavilion.
With today's victory, the Wildcats (11-2, 3-0 Lone Star Conference) finished their homestand at 3-0 in which they beat Incarnate Word, No. 20 Tarleton State, and the Tars by a combined score of 26-1.
Rollins dropped to 4-4 with the loss.
ACU's 16th-year head coach
Hutton Jones said he's never been more satisfied with a victory and wished he had a film of his team's performance.
"All I could keep saying afterward was 'wow' forward and backward," he said. "That is a solid Rollins team, but our combination of professionalism and workmanlike effort on every point is what gave us today's result. It's always hard to win a point, but now we're feeling comfortable in tough situations, and what I saw on nine occasions today was the mental allowing the physical to happen."
The Wildcats jumped out to a 3-0 lead with a doubles sweep and then refused to let Rollins into any singles match. ACU won two doubles points by matching 8-3 scores, while its top-line team of No. 21
Micah Hermsdorf and
Hannah Kelley held off the Rollins duo of Lisa Loft and Kayli Ragsdale, 9-8 (7-4)
Third-ranked All-America
Julia Mongin helped set the tone in singles with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 1 over 22nd ranked Loft, and right next to her, No. 12 Hermsdorf quickly dispatched Stefania Tkach at No. 2, 6-1, 6-1.
No. 39
Brittney Reed,
Laura Mongin and Kelley also won in straight sets, while
Emily Conrad's opponent at No. 5 - Elissa DeCampli - retired following a 7-6 loss.
"I'm not sure where this win is going to take us as a team, but this is exactly what it takes to win a NCAA Championship," Jones said. "Tennis is a game comprised of lots of little points and today we were relentless in competing for each one. This was a big match for both teams, and we definitely showed up."
ACU returns to action Saturday, March 10 with a 10 a.m. home dual vs. St. Edward's.
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#6 Abilene Christian 9, #10 Rollins 0
Mar 04, 2012 at Abilene, TX (Eager Tennis Pavilion)
Singles competition
1. #3
Julia Mongin (ACUW) def. #22 Lisa Loft (RC) 6-0, 6-1
2. #12
Micah Hermsdorf (ACUW) def. Stefania Tkach (RC) 6-1, 6-1
3. #39
Brittney Reed (ACUW) def. Ashley Rosenberg (RC) 6-4, 6-1
4.
Laura Mongin (ACUW) def. Mariana Salvador (RC) 6-0, 6-2
5.
Emily Conrad (ACUW) def. Elissa DeCampli (RC) 7-6, retired
6.
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Sara Stosljevic (RC) 6-2, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. #21
Micah Hermsdorf/
Hannah Kelley (ACUW) def. Lisa Loft/Kayli Ragsdale (RC) 9-8 (7-4)
2.
Julia Mongin/
Laura Mongin (ACUW) def. Callie Whitlock/Elissa DeCampli (RC) 8-3
3.
Brittney Reed/
Emily Conrad (ACUW) def. Mariana Salvador/Ashley Rosenberg (RC) 8-3
Match Notes
Rollins 4-4; National ranking #10; Regional ranking #4
Abilene Christian 11-2; National ranking #6; Regional ranking #1
