For Immediate Release: Saturday, September 28, 2002
Contact: Dave Geringer, Sports Information Director, (956) 381-2240

LADY BRONCS COMPLETE PLAY AT LADY CARDINAL INVITATIONAL

BEAUMONT, TX-The University of Texas-Pan American women's tennis team picked up three more wins while completing action on their final dayof action at the Lady Cardinal Invitational at Lamar University Saturday.

In doubles, the team of sophomore Alana Breen (Whistler, British Columbia/Whistler Secondary School) and junior Julie Fife (Los Alamos, NM/Los Alamos HS) dropped their match in the consolation finals of flight C, falling to Nicole Solis and Adriana Garcia of Lee College, 8-3.

The Lady Broncs won three singles matches. Senior Elisabet Mateos (Barcelona, Spain/Arnau-Cadell HS/Laredo CC) defeated Emily Voss of Stephen F. Austin, 6-3, 6-2 in her final consolation flight A match. Sophomore Kathryn Waslen (Calgary, AB/West Island HS) also won in flight A, defeating Fernanda Kompatscher of Louisiana-Lafayette, 5-7, 7-5, (10-4).
Fife downed Jamie Mugg of Lamar, 6-2, 4-6, (17-15) in her final match in the consolation round of flight C.

Texas-Pan American sophomore Ana Pena (McAllen, TX/Nikki Rowe HS) lost her flight A consolation match to Elena Korbout of Lamar, 6-3, 3-6, (10-6). In flight B, junior Jessica Brown (Sioux City, IA/North HS) lost to Alexandra Nieto of Northwestern State (LA), 6-0, 6-1, and freshman Laura Boskovich (San Jose, CA/St. Francis HS) lost to Yessica Rizelia of Southeastern Louisiana, 6-3, 6-1. Freshman Elysia Sloan (Duncanville, TX/Duncanville HS) lost to Emilia Prado of NSU, 6-2, 6-3, while Breen fell to Ashley Johnson of SFA, 6-1, 6-0.

"I thought everyone played hard," said UTPA Assistant Coach Elizabeth Middleton. "They all gave their best effort. There are things we need to work on that kept us from being more successful, but we did well for our first tournament."

The Lady Broncs will return to action October 18th at the ITA Regional Championships.

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UTPA RESULTS

SINGLES

FLIGHT A

Ana Pena lost to Zdenka Pulflerova, SLU, 6-1, 6-0; lost to Robin Houston, SFA, 6-3, 6-3, lost to Elena Korbout, LU, 6-3, 3-6, (10-6).
Kathryn Waslen lost to Catalina Paz, LU, 6-2, 6-3, lost to Susan Lindon, ULL, 7-6, 6-2, defeated Fernanda Kompatscher, ULL, 5-7, 7-5 (10-4).
Elisabet Mateos defeated Fernanda Kompatsher, 6-4, 6-0, lost to Neolia Furno, MSU, 6-3, 6-1, defeated Emily Voss, SFA, 6-3, 6-2.

FLIGHT B

Jessica Brown lost to Marina Gando, MSU, 6-2, 6-2, lost to Gennon Houston, SFA, 6-3, 6-2, lost to Alexandra Nieto, NSU, 6-0, 6-1.
Laura Boskovich defeated April McCollough, LU, 1-3, 6-3, (10-8), lost to Carolanne Lumsden, MSU, 6-1, 6-2, lost to Yessica Rizelia, SLU, 6-3, 6-1.

FLIGHT C

Elysia Sloan defeated Adriana Garcia, Lee, 6-1, 7-6, lost to Sandra Wolfe, SFA, 6-4, 6-1, lost to Emilia Prado, NSU, 6-2, 6-3.
Julie Fife lost to Nicole Solis, Lee, 6-2, 6-4, lost to Kara Loubser, MSU, 6-2, 6-0, defeated Jamie Mugg, LU, 6-2, 4-6, (17-15).
Alana Breen lost to Molly Reagan, LU, 6-2, 6-2, defeated Jennifer Cline, SFA, 7-5, 6-2, lost to Ashley Johnson, SFA, 6-1, 6-0.

DOUBLES

FLIGHT A

Mateos and Pena defeated Robin Singh and Susan Lindon, ULL, 8-1, lost to Yessica Rizelia and Zdenka Pulflerova, SLU, 8-4.

FLIGHT B

Sloan and Brown lost to Carolanne Lumsden and Magali Risoleo, MSU, 8-0, lost to Lindsey Burdin and Lara Alcubendas, Lee, 8-6.

FLIGHT C

Breen and Fife lost to Molly Reagan and April McCollough, LU, defeated Melanie Medanos and Michelle Wolfe, LU, 8-3, lost to Nicole Solis and Adriana Garcia, Lee, 8-3.