MSU Women fall to Abilene Christian

            ABILENE, Texas - The Midwestern State University women tennis season came to an end Friday afternoon in the NCAA Division II Central 2 Regional Championship match as the host Abilene Christian University claimed a 5-0 sweep over the Mustangs.

            MSU, ranked 37th nationally and seeded sixth in the Central region, ended the year at 15-10.  No. 12 ACU, the second seed in the region, upped its record to 23-5 and advanced to the NCAA Division II Championships next week in Altamonte Springs, Fla.

            ACU swept Midwestern in all three doubles matches, as Irene Squillaci and Aina Rafolo defeated Faye d'Hamecourt and Ann-Sophie Indeherberge 8-2 at number one.  Holly Lindoff and Lana Pavlin beat Cilia Muller and Collean Kinser 8-1 at number two, while Meagan Brown and Sarah Drummond downed Melissa dos Prazeres-Silva and Michelle Watson 8-3.

            Only two singles matches were completed with Rafolo beating Indeherberge 6-2, 6-1 at number two and Drummond downing Watson 6-1, 6-0 at number six.

            It was the 10th consecutive season that the MSU women advanced to NCAA Tournament play.

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NCAA Division II Women's Central 2 Regional Championship

Midwestern State vs Abilene Christian

May 04, 2007 at Abilene, Texas

#12 Abilene Christian 5, #37 Midwestern State 0

 Singles competition

1. #17 Irene Squillaci (ACU) vs. Cilia Muller (MSU) unfinished

2. #32 Aina Rafolo (ACU) def. Ann-Sophie Indeherberge (MSU) 6-2, 6-1

3. Meagan Brown (ACU) vs. Faye d'Hamecourt (MSU) unfinished

4. Holly Lindoff (ACU) vs. Collean Kinser (MSU) unfinished

5. Lana Pavlin (ACU) vs. Melissa dos Prazeres-Silva (MSU) unfinished

6. Sarah Drummond (ACU) def. Michelle Watson (MSU) 6-1, 6-0

 Doubles competition

1. Irene Squillaci/Aina Rafolo (ACU) def. Faye d'Hamecourt/Ann-Sophie Indeherberge (MSU) 8-2

2. Holly Lindoff/Lana Pavlin (ACU) def. Cilia Muller/Collean Kinser (MSU) 8-1

3. Meagan Brown/Sarah Drummond (ACU) def. Melissa dos Prazeres-Silva/Michelle Watson (MSU) 8-3

Match Notes:

Midwestern State 15-10; National ranking #37; Regional ranking #6

Abilene Christian 23-5; National ranking #12; Regional ranking #2