Cowgirls Set For ASC Tournament

ABILENE, Texas -- Hardin-Simmons’ women’s tennis team closes its regular season with a 7-2 loss to national power Trinity, Friday afternoon at the Streich Tennis Center.

The Cowgirls won two of the three doubles, including an impressive 8-3 win by Brittany Brazell and Lisa Mertz at No. 1 over Katie Griffith and Katy Poettcker. Mertz lost to Pettcker in three sets at No. 1 singles and the rest of the Cowgirls lost in straight sets.

HSU finishes the regular season campaign with a record of 11-4 and they won their 11th straight American Southwest Conference title.

The Cowgirls will have a first-round bye in the ASC Tournament next weekend and they will play the winner of Mississippi College and Howard Payne in a semifinal at 4 p.m. on Saturday at McMurry.


Trinity University 7, Hardin-Simmons University 2
Singles
1. Katy Poettcker (TU) def. Lisa Mertz, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
2. Katie Griffith (TU) def. Morgan Rainer, 6-2, 6-0
3. Megan Jackson (TU) def. Brittany Brazell, 6-4, 6-2
4. Melissa Weinnig (TU) def. Lauren Jay, 6-0, 6-3
5. Kelsie Lawson (TU) def. Jennifer Cheung, 6-1, 6-1
6. Kassie Seger (TU) def. Danielle Cochran, 6-1, 6-3

Doubles
1. Brittany Brazell/Lisa Mertz (HSU) def. Katie Griffith/Katy Poettcker, 8-3
2. Diane Crouch/Jennifer Cheung (HSU) def. Kelsie Lawson/Kassie Seger, 8-2
3. Megan Jackson/Melissa Weinnig (TU) def. Danielle Cochran/Bria Camarillo, 8-5