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Women look to end two-game skid

March 26, 2015 by Hannah Little

The women’s tennis team will compete this weekend at home for the first time in three weeks. The women (6-2, 2-2) will host Southland Conference rival Southeastern Louisiana (8-3, 3-1), and the matches will begin at 11:44 a.m. Friday at the Eager Tennis Pavilion courts.

In last season’s matchup against Southeastern Louisiana, the Wildcats defeated the Lions 5-2. On the strength of four out of six singles victories and a three-match sweep in doubles play, ACU handled the Lions and improved to 3-0 in conference last year.

This year, however, the team is looking to break its two-game losing streak and make it past the .500 mark in conference play. Previously, ACU was on a six-game winning streak as the Wildcats were undefeated and stood at 2-0 in conference play.

The team enters this weekend with two back-to-back losses on the road to Northwestern State (5-2) in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and Stephen F. Austin (4-3) in Nacogdoches by close scores. However, the Wildcats will look to return to form and finish out the rest of the season strong.

Junior Nada Marjanovic, who previously earned 7-0 wins in singles, feels confident going into the weekend and is striving to prove the team can bounce back.

“We still feel good and confident,” Marjanovic said. “The matches we had were close and hard-fought battles. We know we’re still doing good things, so we’re just going to continue to give it our best and look to continue improving.”

The team will have no easy match as the Lions have been solid in singles play this season. The team will enter the match with a cumulative record of 45-18. The Lions’ leading player, Renee Villarreal, is 11-0 and at the No. 1 singles position.

The Wildcats will focus on setting the tone right from the start.

“Some goals we have as a team are to set the tone with the doubles,” Marjanovic said. “That’s something that we’re known for, and I think against strong conference opposition, it’s key to do so.”

After the weekend, the Wildcats will play No. 15 Texas A&M University next at 2 p.m. Wednesday in College Station.

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