TCU Opens 2022 with a Pair of Sweeps

Saturday, January 15

Fort Worth, Texas

9 AM

TCU

Incarnate Word

TCU Opens 2022 with a Pair of Sweeps

1/15/2022 10:40:00 PM | Women's Tennis

Box Score TCU 4 UIW 0 Box Score TCU 4 ACU 0

TCU defeats Incarnate Word and Abilene Christian, 4-0.

FORT WORTH -- TCU women's tennis (2-0) got its 2022 spring dual season started off right with a pair of 4-0 victories over Incarnate Word and Abilene Christian on Saturday at the Bayard H. Friedman Tennis Center. Senior Aleksa Cveticanin and freshman Helena Narmont led the Horned Frogs with three wins each across both matches.

"Great job by the ladies today," head coach Lee Taylor Walker said. "It's awesome to get the season started with nine healthy players on the roster, which is unfortunately something we haven't had the last couple of years. Addy played her first singles match in nine months and battled really well. Aleksa has been out for over two years. A large majority of people would have stopped playing given her situation. It's hard to not just smile when watching her play. I'm so happy for her to get her season started well for her and for the team. We have a lot of new faces on the courts this year and I think our schedule really plays into that well. The matches are only going to get more intense from here but this group is going to be ready. We're ready to have a great season."

The top of the singles lineup flexed its muscles in both matches as TCU earned five of its six victories from the top three singles spots. Mercedes Aristegui earned a pair of straight set victories at No. 1 while Narmont delivered victories at No. 2 (vs. UIW) and No. 3 (vs. ACU).

Cveticanin won her singles match vs. ACU at No. 2 (6-3, 6-2) along with a pair of 6-1 doubles wins, playing No. 1 with Stevie Kennedy. These were Cveticanin's first dual matches since 2018 after missing the last two seasons with injuries.

Doubles Results – TCU vs. UIW
1. Stevie Kennedy/Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) def. Lauren Fulgenzi/Gargi Pawar (UIW) 6-1
2. Mercedes Aristegui/Jade Otway (TCU) vs. Taylor Parkinson/Sofia Franco Salcedo (UIW) 5-2, unfinished
3. Isabel Pascual/Addy Guevara (TCU) def. Alejandra Landaluce/Sophia Kermet (UIW) 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 3

Singles Results – TCU vs. UIW
1. Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Sofia Franco Salcedo (UIW) 6-2, 6-1
2. Helena Narmont (TCU) def. Lauren Fulgenzi (UIW) 6-1, 6-1
3. Jade Otway (TCU) vs. Sophia Kermet (UIW) 6-1, 3-2, unfinished
4. Addy Guevara (TCU) vs. Gargi Pawar (UIW) 4-5, unfinished
5. Isabel Pascual (TCU) def. Taylor Parkinson (UIW) 6-0, 6-2
6. Stevie Kennedy (TCU) vs. Alejandra Landaluce (UIW) 0-0, unfinished
Order of finish – 5, 1, 2

Doubles Results – TCU vs. ACU
1. Aleksa Cveticanin/Stevie Kennedy (TCU) def. Claire Fisher/Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-1 2. Allison Stewart/Sylvia Viljoen (ACU) def. Mercedes Aristegui/Jade Otway (TCU) 6-1
3. Helena Narmont/Alisa Soloveva (TCU) def. Eva Arranz/Andrea Guerrero (ACU) 6-1
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3

Singles Results – TCU vs. ACU
1. Mercedes Aristegui (TCU) def. Sylvia Viljoen (ACU) 6-1, 6-2
2. Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) def. Allison Stewart (ACU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Helena Narmont (TCU) def. Ileana Mocciola (ACU) 6-4, 6-0
4. Jade Otway (TCU) vs. Andrea Guerrero (ACU) 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
5. Addy Guevara (TCU) vs. Claire Fisher (ACU) 4-6, 4-5, unfinished
6. Isabel Pascual (TCU) vs. Eva Arranz (ACU) 1-1, unfinished
Order of finish – 1, 2, 3

Up Next
The Horned Frogs return to the practice courts for the week, in preparation for another home doubleheader on Jan. 23 against Northwestern State and Arkansas State.

For more information on TCU women's tennis, visit gofrogs.com and follow the team on social media: @TCUWomensTennis on twitter and Facebook, @tcuwomenstennis on Instagram.