SAN ANGELO, Texas – The 12
th-ranked Angelo State women's tennis team will take its undefeated Lone Star Conference record on the road as they face DBU and 17
th-ranked Midwestern State starting Friday.
LAST TIME OUT:
The Belles earned two conference victories at home last weekend, defeating St, Mary's 5-2 and Texas A&M – Kingsville 6-1.
Maria Delgadillo went 4-0 on the weekend, winning both doubles matches at the No. 3 position and winning in singles play at No. 4 and No. 3 to earn LSC Player of the week.
#12 ANGELO STATE (9-3, 4-0 LSC) vs. DBU (13-3, 4-1 LSC)
SCOUTING DALLAS BAPTIST:
The Patriots have entered a hot streak since falling in their first LSC match of the season, winning four in a row to hold a 4-1 conference record entering the weekend. The only loss came in their conference opener against Midwestern State, losing 6-1. DBU swept both Western New Mexico and UT Permian Basin and picked up wins against UAFS and Cameron.
Taylor Leslie leads the Patriots with a 15-1 overall record in singles play while her and Kate Daugherty have combined for a 9-3 record as a pair doubles play. Adriana Carpenter holds a 13-2 record in singles while Daugherty is 9-3.
Leslie and Daugherty are ranked in the Oracle ITA Division II Women's Singles rankings at No. 49 and No. 50 respectively.
#12 ANGELO STATE (9-3, 4-0 LSC) vs. #17 MIDWESTERN STATE (9-5, 5-0 LSC)
SCOUTING DALLAS BAPTIST:
Midwestern State comes into the weekend with a 9-5 overall, going 5-0 in the LSC, and the 17
th overall ranking in Division II.
The Mustangs have won four of their last five matches, only falling to fifth-ranked Central Oklahoma 4-0. MSU tallied the same scores against UTPB and WNMU as the Belles did, winning 7-0 and 6-1 respectively.
MSU has two players ranked in the Oracle ITA Singles rankings in Tiffany Hollebeck at No. 34 and Anda Ghinga at No. 45. They also have the 14
th-ranked doubles team, featuring Hollebeck and Casie Curry. Hollebeck and Curry are 10-3 this season as a duo while in singles play, Hollebeck is 6-4 and Ghinga is 8-4.
#RAMEM
The Belles enter the weekend ranked 12
th in Division II while
Valentina Gonzalez was selected 13
th overall in the Oracle ITA Singles rankings. This season she has tallied a record of 7-3, winning the last four matches in a row. Along with her performance in singles, her and
Ena Ovcina have been selected 13
th in doubles, holding a record of 7-2 as a duo.
