ABILENE, TX – The Texans suffered a 5-2 loss in Abilene Friday afternoon against Abilene Christian.
The Wildcats swept doubles to earn the point and then went on to win the No. 1, 4, 5 and 6 singles points to win the match. Jemi Aguilar and Martha Makantasi earned wins in the No. 2 and 3 flights for Tarleton.
Makantasi improved to a team-best 4-1 in singles play with her fourth straight singles win.
The complete results are as follows:
DOUBLES
1. Claire Fisher/Ileana Mocciola (ACUW) vs. Mihaela Codreanu/Jemi Aguilar (TAR) 4-3, unfinished
2. Allison Stewart/Sylvia Viljoen (ACUW) def. Celia Vaudiau/Rose Watanabe (TAR) 6-2
3. Nini Memishishi/Maryjoe Crisologo (ACUW) def. Matha Makantasi/Elsa Boisson (TAR) 6-1
SINGLES
1. Nini Memishishi (ACUW) def. Mihaela Codreanu (TAR) 7-5, 6-2
2. Jemi Aguilar (TAR) def. Maryjoe Crisologo (ACUW) 6-2, 6-2
3. Matha Makantasi (TAR) def. Sylvia Viljoen (ACUW) 6-4, 6-1
4. Allison Stewart (ACUW) def. Celia Vaudiau (TAR) 6-0, 6-2
5. Ileana Mocciola (ACUW) def. Rose Watanabe (TAR) 6-2, 6-4
6. Claire Fisher (ACUW) def. Faustine Palatte (TAR) 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
Tarleton will return to action tomorrow in Arlington against UTA at 1 p.m. No fans will be permitted to attend the match.
