The Abilene Christian men’s and women’s teams along
with Northeastern State’s women advanced to the NCAA Division
II Tennis Championships, but all saw their memorable seasons end at
the national tournament at Sanlando Park in Altamonte Springs,
Florida.
The No. 19 ACU men fell to No. 1 Valdosta State in
the quarterfinals, 5-1, after opening the championships with an
upset win over No. 6 Hawaii Pacific, 5-4. The Wildcats season
ends at 18-12.
On the women’s side, No. 7 ACU fell to No. 4
Lynn, 5-3, while No. 20 NSU dropped a 5-0 decision to top-ranked
and undefeated Armstrong Atlantic State in the round of 16.
The Wildcats (27-8) loss marks just the sixth time that they have
been eliminated in the first round in 23 national tournament
appearances. For the RiverHawks, the loss ended a 15-5
campaign.
Valdosta St. 5, Abilene Christian 1
05/13/10 at Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Sanlando Park)
Singles competition
1. Philip Pakebusch (VSU) vs. Edad Campbell (ACU) 6-4, 1-2,
unfinished
2. Daniel Dueren (VSU) def. John Strahl (ACU) 6-0, 6-2
3. Christian Hansen (VSU) vs. Alfredo Desiati (ACU) 6-4,
unfinished
4. Otto Lenhart (VSU) vs. Luke Hawk (ACU) 6-2, 1-0, unfinished
5. K. Kutschenko (VSU) def. Bryan Joiner (ACU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Michael Kuech (VSU) def. Brett Proctor (ACU) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition
1. Philip Pakebusch/Michael Kuech (VSU) def. Luke Hawk/Bryan
Joiner (ACU) 8-2
2. Daniel Dueren/Christian Hansen (VSU) def. Edad Campbell/John
Strahl (ACU) 8-1
3. Brett Proctor/Alfredo Desiati (ACU) def. Otto Lenhart/Frank
Sickman (VSU) 8-6
Abilene Christian 5, Hawaii Pacific 4
05/12/10 at Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Sanlando Park)
Singles competition
1. Edad Campbell (ACU) def. Nikola Petrov (HPU) 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
2. John Strahl (ACU) def. Aleksander Markov (HPU) 7-6 (7-4), 6-0
3. Daniel Luedi (HPU) def. Alfredo Desiati (ACU) 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)
4. Dominic Mclusky (HPU) def. Luke Hawk (ACU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
5. Sebastian Bader (HPU) def. Bryan Joiner (ACU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Anton Samuilau (HPU) def. Brett Proctor (ACU) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. Luke Hawk/Bryan Joiner (ACU) def. Sebastian Bader/Dominic
Mclusky (HPU) 8-4
2. Edad Campbell/John Strahl (ACU) def. Daniel Luedi/Anton
Samuilau (HPU) 8-5
3. Brett Proctor/Alfredo Desiati (ACU) def. Nikola
Petrov/Aleksander Markov (HPU) 9-8 (8-6)
Lynn 5, Abilene Christian 3
05/12/10 at Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Sanlando Park)
Singles competition
1. Jaclyn Walker (ACU) vs. Katerina Jiskrova (LU) 7-5, 3-6, 3-5,
unfinished
2. Magdelena Ekert (LU) def. Julia Mongin (ACU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Eleonora Iannozzi (LU) def. Cassie Carver (ACU) 6-2, 6-1
4. Jessica Yanoff (LU) def. Dina Pavlin (ACU) 6-0, 6-3
5. Tessie Salame (LU) def. Hanna Kelly (ACU) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0
6. Natalie Friend (ACU) def. Christine Johnstone (LU) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles competition
1. Jaclyn Walker/Julia Mongin (ACU) def. Magdelena
Ekert/Katerina Jiskrova (LU) 9-7
2. Hanna Kelly/Cassie Carver (ACU) def. Tessie Salame/Jessica
Yanoff (LU) 8-6
3. Eleonora Iannozzi/Christine Johnstone (LU) def. Dina
Pavlin/Lauren White (ACU) 8-3
Armstrong Atlantic 5, Northeastern St. 0
05/12/10 at Altamonte Springs, Fla. (Sanlando Park)
Singles competition
1. Sona Novakova (AASU) vs. Zuzanna Osinska (NSU) 6-1, 3-2,
unfinished
2. Alida Muller-Wehlau (AASU) vs. Emina Spirtovic (NSU) 6-1,
3-2, unfinished
3. Tina Ronel (AASU) vs. Michaela Romanova (NSU) 6-2, 1-0,
unfinished
4. Gabriella Kovacs (AASU) def. Ivanna Belejova (NSU) 6-1, 6-2
5. Martina Beckmann (AASU) def. Claire Chanay (NSU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Kathleen Henry (AASU) vs. Karolina Cichon (NSU) 6-0, 5-0,
unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Alida Muller-Wehlau/Martina Beckmann (AASU) def. Zuzanna
Osinska/Emina Spirtovic (NSU) 8-5
2. Gabriella Kovacs/Sona Novakova (AASU) def. Claire
Chanay/Ivanna Belejova (NSU) 8-0
3. Tina Ronel/Kathleen Henry (AASU) def. Karolina
Cichon/Michaela Romanova (NSU) 8-3