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Men, women’s tennis cap off season, prepare for Southland tournament

April 25, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The men and women’s tennis teams have claimed the Southland Conference crown in the past week. The men took the conference crown for their program’s first Southland Conference regular-season title on April 12. The men also won their 20th straight match the following day, their first 20-win season since 2012.    The Wildcats defeated the Cardinals ... [Read More…]

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Men’s tennis crowned regular season conference champions

April 17, 2019 by Rachel Poe

Last weekend, men’s tennis celebrated the program’s first sole Southland Conference regular-season title and won their 20th straight match on Saturday, their first 20-win season since 2012. Wildcats defeated Incarnate Word Friday with a close match, winning 4-3. Junior Jonathan Sheehy won his three-set comeback at over Evans, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3. He ... [Read More…]

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ACU Tennis serves a solid weekend, remains undefeated in conference play

April 9, 2019 by Rachel Poe

What a weekend it has been for the Wildcats' Women’s tennis team at home. They won 6-1 over Lamar on Friday and won 5-2 over Texas A&M Corpus-Christi, remaining undefeated against the Southland Conference at 8-0. The Wildcats are 12-8 overall and will finish the remainder of their spring season on the road over the next two weekends, ... [Read More…]

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Tennis goes perfect on the weekend, remains undefeated in conference play

April 3, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The women’s tennis team continues its winning ways at home, against the Southland Conference, and the New Orleans Privateers after Sunday’s 5-2 indoor win at Teague. The victory raised the Wildcats’ season and conference record to 10-8 and 6-0 and kept them unbeaten in their all-time series vs. UNO 6-0. ACU has already won their previous two ... [Read More…]

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Men’s tennis sweeps, women win one in Colorado

February 12, 2019 by Rachel Poe

This past week the women’s tennis team traveled to Colorado Springs for a 1-1 weekend, where the Wildcats followed a 6-1 win vs. Stetson with a 6-1 defeat to the undefeated the U.S. Air Force Academy Falcons, 9-0. Senior Autumn Bellow scored the lone point for the Wildcats vs. USAFA, for her third win of the year. Senior Sarah Adams and ... [Read More…]

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Men’s tennis grabs three wins, women take one over weekend

January 28, 2019 by Rachel Poe

The men and women's tennis teams parted ways last weekend as the men went to Oklahoma for four matches and the women went to New Mexico for three. In Oklahoma, the men defeated Oklahoma Baptist 6-1, Oral Roberts 7-0 and Nebraska-Omaha 4-1 but lost to Tulsa 6-1. The one and only Wildcat to score at least one team point in all four contests was ... [Read More…]

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Southland title caps soccer’s historic 2018 season

November 12, 2018 by Rachel Poe

The Soccer team turned in a historic 2018 season after capturing its first Southland title and the school's first ever bid to Div. I NCAA tournament. Junior midfielder Shay Johnson said this season was one she would always remember. “It feels bittersweet. It was a record-breaking, legendary season to be a part of, but it lasted longer than ... [Read More…]

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Wildcats defeat McNeese, advance to semifinal

November 1, 2018 by Rachel Poe

Despite a 1-0 defeat by McNeese in the first match of the season, the Wildcats flipped their performance for the second meeting between the two on Wednesday winning 3-1. This win advanced the team past the quarterfinal round and will now face Central Arkansas in the semifinal. The first and only goal of the first half came from junior ... [Read More…]

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Soccer ends regular season with win over Incarnate Word

October 28, 2018 by Rachel Poe

The Wildcats ended their regular season with a 1-0 win, adding to a four game winning streak, over the Cardinals of the University of Incarnate Word. The game remained scoreless until the last three minutes, when sophomore Christina Arteaga received a combined pass from junior Samantha Vestal and senior Dylan Owens in the box. The sophomore ... [Read More…]

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Peak performance: Vestal seeks professional career after college

October 25, 2018 by Rachel Poe and Lauren Franco

Since she was 3 years old, Sam Vestal has enjoyed the simplicity of kicking a soccer ball on the freshly cut, dew-covered grass. Though the road to professional athletics ends for most in high school, Vestal said she desires to continue after college. Vestal played on the varsity team all four years of high school at Permian High School in ... [Read More…]

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