ACU WINS LSC TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
Abilene Christian earned the 2012 men’s and women’s Lone Star Conference Tennis Championship titles by virtue of undefeated regular season records. The Wildcats were a perfect 3-0 on the men’s side to earn their 13th overall title, while the women’s squad was 5-0 to pick up their 22nd overall title.
2012 FIRESTONE LSC TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
The Firestone Lone Star Conference Tennis Championship will be held April 20-21 at the Southlake Tennis Center in Southlake, Texas. Four men’s teams - Abilene Christian, Cameron, Incarnate Word, Midwestern State - and six women’s Teams - ACU, CU, UIW, MSU, Tarleton State, Texas A&M-Kingsville - will be competing for the LSC Tournament title. Play starts Friday with women’s first-round matches at 1:30 p.m., while the men’s semifinals are at 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. The women’s semifinals will be played at 6:30 p.m. The championship matches are set for Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
The tournament format is nine-point matches with three, eight-game Pro Sets being used for doubles and six best of three-sets being used for singles. Six courts will be assigned to each match. All singles matches will start 10 minutes after the doubles are completed. The match will stop when one team reaches 5 points.
Firestone Lone Star Conference Tennis Championships
Friday, April 20
Women’s First Round #1 (No. 3 Incarnate Word vs. No. 6 Texas A&M-Kingsville), Courts 1-6, 1:30 PM
Women’s First Round #2 (No. 4 Tarleton State vs. No. 5 Midwestern State), Courts 7-12, 1:30 PM
Men’s Semifinal #1 (No. 1 Abilene Christian vs. No. 4 Cameron), Courts 13-18, 1:30 PM
Men’s Semifinal #2 (No. 2 Incarnate Word vs. No. 3 Midwestern State), Courts 1-6, 4:30 PM
Women’s Semifinal #1 (No. 2 Cameron vs. Winner 3/6), Courts 7-12, 6:30 PM
Women’s Semifinal #2 (No. 1 Abilene Christian vs. Winner 4/5), Courts 13-18, 6:30 PM
Saturday, April 21
Women’s Final, Courts 1-6, 12:30 PM
Men’s Final, Courts 7-12, 12:30 PM
TENNIS PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
MEN’S
Nicolai Ferrigno, Cameron University, FR, Hvidovre, Denmark
Ferrigno went undefeated on the week in both singles and doubles play. The freshman ended the week boasting a 6-0 record. The Dane started things off by easily handling Dallas Baptist’s Philip Allen 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 3 slot. Ferrigno and partner Thomas Peixoto picked up a doubles win over DBU as well, defeating their counterparts at the No. 1 position 8-3. The CU freshman then comfortably dismissed Midwestern State’s Colby Meeks 6-3, 6-3. He and Peixoto were once again victorious in doubles, easing past MSU’s No. 1 pair of Jarrod Liston and Tomas Grejtak in an 8-3 decision. Ferrigno’s final action of the week came against Arkansas-Ft. Smith. The Aggie standout dropped only two games in route to topping Martin Tabler, and in doubles he and Peixoto overcame their opponents 9-7.
WOMEN’S
Brittney Reed, Abilene Christian University, FR, Richland, Wash., Liberty Christian HS
Reed was one of several Wildcats to post a 4-0 weekend, but those combined victories against nationally ranked teams from Cal State L.A. and UC San Diego lifted her season singles record to 21-3 and doubles mark to 20-3. Reed won both her doubles matches in shutout fashion, first teaming up with Madelyn Walker, and the Laura Mongin at the No. 3 and 2 positions. In singles, she first beat #17 Cal State L.A. No. 3 player Leora Hemmerich, 6-2, 3-6, 6-0, and the following day at No. 4 she defeated Katie Mulloy, 6-3, 6-0. Reed has won her last four matches and all three of her losses were to DI opponents. She also has won 11 straight in doubles, with her last loss taking place on March 2 vs. Tarleton State.