Abilene Christian's Julia Mongin was named Lone Star Conference
Tennis Players of the Week for their efforts, the league office
announced today.
Tennis Athletes of the Week
MEN’S
No nominees.
WOMEN’S
Julia Mongin, Abilene Christian, Fr., Jaunay,
France
Mongin piled up a 5-1 record last week to lead the seventh-ranked
Wildcats to a 2-1 record with wins over Lone Star Conference rivals
Tarleton State (8-1) and Northeastern State (7-2) ... ACU’s
only loss during the week was a 4-3 loss to SMU, which is
ranked No. 22 in NCAA Division I tennis, and Mongin suffered her
only loss of the week as she and partner, Jaclyn Walker, lost to
SMU’s No. 1 doubles team. ... Mongin, however, won her match
at No. 2 singles against SMU’s Aleksandra Malyarchikova,
winning 6-3, 2-6, 10-8. ... She also won at No. 1 singles and No. 2
doubles against Tarleton State and No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles
against Northeastern State.
Tennis Other Top Performers
Elizabeta Abramovic, Central Oklahoma, had an
impressive start of the season, she won 6 matches out of 8
including a win against #46 Aurey Thompkins from St. Edwards.
Tennis Notes (Submitted by LSC SID’s)
Abilene Christian
The ACU women’s team has won seven of its last eight matches
with the only loss in that stretch a 4-3 loss to SMU on March 12.
... SMU entered the match ranked No. 22 in the nation in NCAA
Division I tennis. ... In those seven wins, the Wildcats’
closest victory was a 7-2 win over Lee College on March 5 and a 7-2
win over Northeastern State on March 13. ... ACU is 14-3 on the
season with nine of their wins coming via shutout. ... Julia Mongin
piled up a 5-1 record last week to lead the seventh-ranked Wildcats
to a 2-1 record with wins over Lone Star Conference rivals Tarleton
State (8-1) and Northeastern State (7-2) ... ACU’s only loss
during the week was a 4-3 loss to SMU, which is ranked No. 22
in NCAA Division I tennis, and Mongin suffered her only loss of the
week as she and partner, Jaclyn Walker, lost to SMU’s No. 1
doubles team. ... Mongin, however, won her match at No. 2 singles
against SMU’s Aleksandra Malyarchikova, winning 6-3, 2-6,
10-8. ... She also won at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles against
Tarleton State and No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles against
Northeastern State.
Cameron
Central Oklahoma
UCO improved to 7-1 on the year and 1-0 in the league with its
second straight 5-4 win. The Bronchos don’t return to
action until going to Denver, Colo. March 18-20 for four
matches.
East Central
Midwestern State
Northeastern State
Southeastern Oklahoma
Tarleton State
The TexAnns split their conference-opening matches this week,
downing Cameron 6-3 before falling 8-1 to seventh-ranked Abilene
Christian. Rocio Cabanillas, Jade Charlot, Carole Julen and
Evengiya Prokofeva each their respective singles matches with
Cameron while Prokofeva came away with the only win against ACU.
The TexAnns return to action again on March 25 when Tarleton hosts
East Central at the Tarleton Tennis Courts in Stephenville.