Women's Tennis

Martinez advances in both singles and doubles to highlight Roadrunners play at 2004 ITA Southwest Regional Championships

Oct. 19, 2004 
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Martinez advances in both singles and doubles to highlight Roadrunners play at 2004 ITA Southwest Regional Championships

Singles Main  |  Singles Consolation
Doubles Main  |  Doubles Consolation


COLLEGE STATION, Texas - UTSA senior Massiel Martinez advanced one round with a win in both singles and doubles to highlight UTSA's play at the 2004 Wilson Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Southwest Regional Tennis Championships on Oct. 14-16 at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center.

In singles, Martinez scored a 7-5, 6-3 win over Laura Harrison of Stephen F. Austin in the singles qualifying round of 64. She was eliminated in the round of 32 by Natalyia Ostrovska of Lousiana-Monroe by a 6-2, 7-5 count. Martinez teamed with Tanya Hasking to score an 8-1 doubles win over Katherine Palider and Teri Wilkerson of Texas-El Paso . Martinez and Hasking were eliminated by Gretel Hach and Daniela Novakova of Texas-Arlington by an 8-3 count in the round of 32.

In other Roadrunner play, senior Paula Erausquin bounced back from a round of 64 loss to Lata Assudani of Sam Houston State (3-6, 6-4, 6-4); to score a pair of singles qualifying consolation wins over Christine Majchrowcz of Centenary (6-0, 6-0) and Zdenka Puflerova of Southeastern Louisiana (2-6, 6-1, 10-4). Play in the consolation bracket was halted at the quarterfinal round.

Wilson ITA Southwest Regional Championships
Oct. 14-16
George P. Mitchell Tennis Center, College Station, Texas

Singles Main:
Nicki Mechem, Texas A&M def. Chantal Lesaar, UTSA 6-3, 6-1

Singles Qualifying:
Massiel Martinez, UTSA def. Laura Harrison, SFA 7-5, 6-3
Tina Klemenc, Texas St. def. Barbara Mooney, UTSA 7-5, 6-3
Lata Assudani, SHSU def. Paula Erausquin, UTSA 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Leja Sirola, Texas St. def. Tanya Hasking, UTSA 6-1, 7-5
Natalyia Ostrovska, ULM def. Martinez, UTSA 6-4, 6-0

Singles Qualifying Consolation:
Diana Martin, Houston def. Martinez, UTSA 6-0, 6-2
Carmen Abeaboeru, A&M-CC def. Mooney, UTSA 6-2, 3-1 (ret.)
Erausquin, UTSA def. Christine Majchrowcz, Centenary 6-0, 6-0
Erausquin, UTSA def. Zdenka Puflerova, SELA 2-6, 6-1, 10-4

Doubles:
Krchnakova/Zrustova, BU def. Erausquin/Mooney, UTSA Withdrew-injury
Hasking/Martinez, UTSA def. Palider/Wilkerson, UTEP 8-1
Hach/Novokova, UTA def. Hasking/Martinez, UTSA 8-3