TCU Opens Season with Sweep

Tuesday, January 15

Fort Worth, Texas

5:30 PM

TCU

Abilene Christian

TCU Opens Season with Sweep

1/15/2019 10:12:00 PM | Women's Tennis

TCU 7, Abilene Christian 0 (PDF)Photo Gallery

The Horned Frogs got a 7-0 win over Abilene Christian on Tuesday night.

FORT WORTH, Texas – Solid wins across singles and doubles led the TCU women's tennis team to a 7-0 sweep of Abilene Christian as the Horned Frogs opened the dual-match season on Tuesday night at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center.

The Horned Frogs (1-0) had four players see action in their first collegiate matches in Fort Worth against the Wildcats (0-2) as freshmen Addy Guevara and Mercedes Aristegui got things started off with a 6-1 victory on court three of doubles. Newcomer Chloe Hule and sophomore Stevie Kennedy were able to clinch the point on court two as the duo picked up the 6-3 victory.

TCU won five of the six opening sets in singles action as freshman Kate Paulus got off to a quick start and put point No. 2 on the board with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Allison Stewart. Sophomore Aleksa Cveticanin started off strong and finished off Sarah Adams on court one, 6-1, 6-4. Hule was able to put the Frogs over the top for the overall match victory with a 6-1, 6-4 win on court six over Ileana Mocciola. The final three matches were played out as TCU got one straight-set victory and two in three sets.

Quotes from the Match
Head Coach Lee Taylor Walker
"With four of our six girls playing their first match as a Horned Frog tonight, I am happy with everything. There were some nerves for sure, but I thought Stevie (Kennedy) and Chloe (Hule) led us out to a quick start in doubles and that Aleksa (Cveticanin) and Kate (Paulus) really set the tone in singles. There's a bunch we can improve on and I'm excited to focus on our situational awareness the next few days. Our goal for January is to get sharper with each match and I have no doubt we will do that. It was a bit sad not having Marie (Norris) out here. I got used to her solid presence and stability on our team. We are elated her surgery was a huge success and hopefully she will start a positive rehab in the coming weeks and months."

Match Results
Abilene Christian vs TCU
Jan 15, 2019 at Fort Worth, Texas
(Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center)
TCU 7, Abilene Christian 0

Singles competition
1. Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) def. Sarah Adams (ACU) 6-1, 6-4
2. Stevie Kennedy (TCU) def. Nini Memishishi (ACU) 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5)
3. Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Autumn Bellow (ACU) 5-7, 6-3, 1-0 (10-3)
4. Kate Paulus (TCU) def. Allison Stewart (ACU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Addy Guevara (TCU) def. Jordan Henry (ACU) 6-1, 2-6, 6-0
6. Chloe Hule (TCU) def. Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-1, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Aleksa Cveticanin/Kate Paulus (TCU) vs. Sarah Adams/Nini Memishishi (ACU) 2-5, unfinished
2. Chloe Hule/Stevie Kennedy (TCU) def. Sylvia Viljoen/Allison Stewart (ACU) 6-3
3. Addy Guevara/Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Autumn Bellow/Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-1

Match Notes:
Abilene Christian 0-2
TCU 1-0
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (4,1,6,5,3,2)
T-3:57 A-242

Up Next
TCU will continue its opening weekend of action by welcoming McNeese State on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 10 a.m., and New Mexico on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 2:30 p.m.