LADY BRONCS WIN THREE MATCHES ON SECOND DAY AT UTSA
Contact: Mike Bond, UTPA Assistant Sports Information Director, (956) 381-2240

FORT WORTH, TX-The University of Texas-Pan American's women's tennis team won three matches on the second and final day of action at the Texas-San Antonio Fall Invitational at the UTSA Tennis Complex Friday.

In singles, freshman Vanessa Hedinger (Therwil, Switzerland/Gymnasium Berwil) beat Felipa Figueirdo of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 6-1, 7-5 to win the Flight 1 consolation championship. Sophomore Elysia Sloan (Duncanville, TX/Duncanville HS) won by default over Katie Koenig of Lee College in the seventh place match in Flight 3. Senior Julie Fife (Los Alamos, NM/Los Alamos HS) lost the third place match at Flight 4 to Massiel Martinez of Texas-San Antonio, 6-3, 6-2. In the seventh place match at Flight 5, Senior Alana Breen (Whistler, BC/Whistler Secondary) lost to Christina Shelly of Lee College, 6-2, 6-3. Junior Ana Pena (McAllen, TX/Nikki Rowe HS) had to retire from her match against Felice Sanchez of Texas A&M-CC because of injury.

In doubles, Fife and Sloan beat Viridiana Montiel and Nancy Ortiez of Laredo, 8-2 in the consolation semi-finals at Flight 2. In the consolation final, they lost to Lana Burton and Felipa Figueirdo of Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 8-3. Pena and Hedinger defaulted both of their matches due to an injury by Pena.

The action concluded the fall schedule for the Lady Broncs.

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