PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – Gabrielle Otero’s run at the 2014 Rivieria/ITA All-American Championships came to end on Sunday afternoon as she dropped as a close match to No. 1 seed Lynn Kiro of Texas Tech in pre-qualifying play.
After making it through two rounds of pre-qualifying play on Saturday, Otero only needed one more victory to advance to the Qualifying Draw, but Kiro (No. 83 in ITA pre-season rankings) proved to be a tough opponent to face in the final pre-qualifying round. Otero claimed the first set 7-5, but lost the next two sets 6-3, 6-1.
Otero was the only Lobo competitor still in the running in singles play. Natasha Smith and Dominique Dulski will compete in the Qualifying Doubles Draw on Monday.
Full Results:
Lynn Kiro (TTU) def. Gabrielle Otero (UNM), 5-7, 6-3, 6-1