For Immediate Release: November 3, 2001
Contact: Dave Geringer, UTPA Director of Athletic Media Relations, (956) 381-2240

LADY BRONCS EARN PLACES AT UTSA

SAN ANTONIO, TX–Four Lady Broncs won in singles and a pair of doubles teams were successful as the University of Texas-San Antonio Fall Invitational Tournament concluded Saturday at the UTSA Tennis Center.

Celine Merlini placed third in flight one singles by defeating Felice Sanchez of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 6-3, 6-2. In flight two singles, Elisabet Mateos won the consolation championship by defeating Vanessa Kelly of St. Edward’s, 7-5, 6-1. In flight five, Eve Nickelson defeated Monica Gonzalez of St. Mary’s for third place. In flight six, Ana Pena of the Lady Broncs defeated teammate Jessica Brown, 6-3, 6-1. In flight three, Kathryn Waslen of UTPA lost her third place match to Emily Foster of UTSA, 6-3, 6-4. Alana Breen lost in the flight four consolation final to Laura Alcosenoas of Lee Junior College, 6-3, 6-3.

In doubles, Merlini and Mateos won the consolation championship in flight one, defeating Tina Klemenc and Jovana Dimovic of Southwest Texas State, 9-8. Waslen and Breen finished second  in flight two, losing their championship match to Eva Soderkvist and Emily Foster of UTSA, 8-1. In flight three, Ana Pena teamed with Celina Gomez of Southwest Texas State to finish second in the third flight. They defeated Sara Convery and Laura Gomez of Southwest Texas State, 8-6, and lost to Diana Ramirez and Thuy Phan of St. Mary’s, 8-6. The Lady Broncs’ Eve Nickelson and Jessica Brown lost to Raimrez and Phan, 8-6.

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UTPA RESULTS

SINGLES

 

Celine Merlini d. Sonya Ortiz, St. Mary's, 6-3, 6-0; lost to Nicole Bouffler, UTSA, 6-4, 7-5, d. Felice Sanchez, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 6-3, 6-2.
Elisabet Mateos lost to Eva Soderkvist, UTSA, 6-1, 6-1, won by injury default, d. Vanessa Kelly, St. edward's, 7-5, 6-1.
Kathryn Waslen d. Lindsay Burtin, Lee JC, 6-4, 6-4; lost to Diana Ramirez, St. Mary's, 6-2, 6-4, lost to Emily Foster, UTSA, 6-3, 6-4.
Alana Breen lost to Regan Schneider, SWTSU, 6-1, 6-3; d. Liz Mauer, St. Edward's, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.
Eve Nickelson lost to Sara Convery, SWTSU, 6-1, 6-1, d. Monica Gonzalez, St. Mary's.
Jessica Brown lost to Thuy Phan, St. Mary's, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3; won by injury default, lost to Ana Pena, UTPA, 6-3, 6-1.
Ana Pena lost to Makenzie Fryar, SWTSU, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3, d. Celeste Acosta, St. Edward's, d. Jessica Brown, UTPA, 6-3, 6-1.

DOUBLES

 

Merlini and Mateos lost to Nicole Bouffler and Sandra Mayr, UTSA, 8-1, d. Tina Klemenc and Jovana Dimovic, SWTSU, 9-8.
Waslen and Breen won by injury default, lost to Eva Soderkvist and Emily Foster, UTSA, 8-1.
Nickelson and Brown lost to Ana Pena, UTPA and Celina Gomez. SWTSU, 8-6, lost to Diana Ramirez and Thuy Phan, St. Mary's, 8-6.
Pena and Gomez, SWTSU, defeated Nickelson and Brown, 8-6, d. Sara Convery and Laura Gomez, SWTSU, 8-6, lost to Diana Ramirez and Thuy Phan, St. Mary's, 8-6.