ABILENE – No. 23 Tarleton dropped its first match of the season Thursday night in a 5-2 loss at Division I Abilene Christian.
 
After Tarleton suffered a sweep in doubles to drop the opening point, Tarleton's Sofjia Hrovat earned her first collegiate victory of the season with an 8-6 victory in the No. 6 match. It was Hrovat's first singles action of the young season.
 
Neetika Sud also gave Tarleton a singles point by rallying back from a 4-6 loss in the second set to take the match with a 7-5 win in the third.
 
The complete results are as follows:
 
DOUBLES
1. Nini Memishishi/Jordan Henry (ACU) def. Alicia Barbaroux/Sherine Salem (TSU) 6-4
2. Sarah Adams/Allison Stewart (ACU) def. Faustine Palatte/Nathalie Ulander (TSU) 6-2
3. Ileana Mocciola/Autumn Bellow (ACU) def. Shelby Fillingame/Sofija Hrovat (TSU) 6-1
 
SINGLES
1. Nini Memishishi (ACU) def. #47 Alicia Barbaroux (TSU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Neetika Sud (TSU) def. Sarah Adams (ACU) 6-0, 4-6, 7-5
3. Jordan Henry (ACU) def. Sherine Salem (TSU) 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
4. Autumn Bellow (ACU) def. Faustine Palatte (TSU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Allison Stewart (ACU) def. Nathalie Ulander (TSU) 8-4
6. Sofjia Hrovat (TSU) def. Sylvia Viljoen (ACU) 8-6
 
Tarleton will get back to action tomorrow at 9 a.m. against another Division I opponent, Oral Roberts, in Abilene.