Oct. 21, 2004
Tulsa, Okla. – The University of New Mexico women’s tennis team came out strong in its second day at the Wilson/ITA Region V Championships on Thursday, advancing four singles players to the round of 32 and two doubles teams to the round of 16.
Singles players Iva Gersic, who is the No. 5 seed in the tournament, Nora Quintal, Lucy Scott and No. 2 seed Maja Kovacek will all play in the singles round of 32 tomorrow while the doubles teams of No. 1 seed Kovacek and Gersic, and Michelle Heidbrink and Scott will compete in the doubles round of 16. The singles round of 16 and the doubles quarterfinals will also be played on Friday. Matches begin at 8 a.m. (MDT)
Results and live scoring can be accessed on the University of Tulsa Athletic Web site: www.tulsahurricane.com.
Second Day’s Results
Singles Rd. 64No. 5 Iva Gersic (UNM) def. Jessica Vanderdys (Oklahoma) 6-2,6-4
Nora Quintal (UNM) def. Liz Ferris (Utah) 7-5,6-0
Lucy Scott (UNM) def. Patricia Chien (Wyoming) 7-6,6-1
No. 2 Maja Kovacek (UNM) def. Yelena Olshanskaya (Missouri) 6-0,6-2
Barbara Kourim (Denver) def. Michelle Heidbrink (UNM) 7-5,6-4
Doubles Rd. 32No. 1 Gersic/Kovacek (UNM) vs. BYE
Heidbrink/Scott (UNM) def. Nicole Fintell/Isabella Mignot (NMSU) 8-0
Zana Masnic/Irina Tkachenko (Oklahoma State) def. Quintal/Jennier Ryba (UNM) 9-8
Tournament Information
Tennis Facility: Michael D. Case Tennis Center
Tournament Field: Arkansas-Little Rock, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Boise State, BYU, Colorado State, Colorado, Denver, Iowa State, Kansas State, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico State, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, St. Louis, Southwest Missouri State, Tulsa, Air Force, Utah State, Utah, Wichita State, Wyoming
Schedule of Matches:
Friday, Oct. 22 – Singles -Rd. 32 & 16 and Doubles- Rd. 16 & Quarterfinals start at 8 a.m. (MDT)
Saturday, Oct. 23 – Singles -Quarterfinals & Semifinals and Doubles – Semifinals start at 8 a.m. (MDT)
Sunday, Oct. 24 – Singles- Finals and Doubles – Finals start time TBA