Oct. 1, 2005
Berkeley, Calif. – The University of New Mexico women’s tennis team advanced three of four doubles teams and No. 30 Maja Kovacek in singles to the quarterfinals at the Cal Berkeley Nike Invite to be played Saturday, October 01 at the Hellman Complex.
Senior Kovacek moves on to the quarterfinals after defeating Southern Florida’s Picha Laosirichon 6-4, 6-2 and BYU’s Lauren Jones 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
The No. 3 doubles team of Iva Gersic and Kovacek took the win over Fresno State’s Bruna Paes and Jacqui Haskett, 8-1. The tandem of Lucy Scott and Ola Abou-Zekry advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Arizona’s Juliette Mavroleon and Tina Razloznik, 8-2. Rounding out the doubles competition was Mackenzie White and Nora Quintal with an 8-6 victory over Southern California’s Kelly Leathers and Steph Galainena.
Day two of the Cal Berkeley Nike Invite will start Saturday at 9 a.m. Doubles will be played first followed by singles.