SAN ANTONIO - Eight members of the Trinity
University Tigers women's tennis team advanced Friday to the round
of 16 singles of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest
Region Championships.
The round of 16 (third round) is slated for 8 a.m. and the
quarterfinals at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Tigers' courts. The
opening and second rounds were completed Friday.
Tiger junior Katy Poettcker, the No. 1 seed, faces
12th-seeded Morgan Ranier of Hardin-Simmons. Junior Erin
Jamison plays No. 7 Rachel Houston of Texas-Dallas. First-year
player Katie Budinsky takes on sixth-seeded Megan Aarhus of Mary
Hardin-Baylor, and sophomore Katie Lawson meets Lauren Giovanini of
Texas-Tyler. Fifth-seeded Thavindra Ekanayake, a first-year player,
is matched with sophomore Tiger teammate Kassie Seger. Two other
Trinity players will also meet, as sophomore Katie Griffith and
first-year Arianna Rose are scheduled to play.
In doubles, three Trinity teams have advanced to the
quarterfinals, which will begin at 2 p.m. The semifinals are slated
for 4 p.m.
Lawson and Seger will take on top seeds Lisa Mertz and Britanny
Brazell of Hardin-Simmons. Griffith and Jamison, seeded sixth, play
the No. 3 team of Michelle Hagler and Lauren Nielsen of
Texas-Tyler. The second-seeded Tiger team of Poettcker and
Ekanayake take on No. 8 Houston and Meleah Nassar of Texas-Dallas.
Sunday is the final day of competition, which includes
consolation play. The main-draw singles and doubles champions will
advance to the ITA National Small College Championships Oct. 15-18
at Mobile, Ala.
