Sanchez-Quintanar Advances; Day 1 Results at UNC Invitational

Texas A&M's Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar advanced to the consolation quarterfinals of the USTA/ITA National Indoor Collegiate Championships today at the USTA-Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.

The junior from Campo de Criptana, Spain, defeated Mary Anne Macfarlane of Alabama, 7-5, 6-3, in the first round to advance. Sanchez-Quintanar will face reigning Big 12 Player of the Year Petra Niedermayerova of Kansas State tomorrow at 10 a.m. (CT).

Other members of the Texas A&M squad are participating in the UNC Kitty Harrison Invitational in Chapel Hill and Durham, N.C. Below are the results from today's action.

Texas A&M vs. Marshall Doubles
Maria Voscekova/Dominika Zaprazna (M) d. Janelle Cuthbertson/Sun Wen (TAMU), 8-5
Kara Kucin/Karlyn Timko (M) d. Sheri Olivier/Dané Vorster (TAMU), 9-7

UNC vs. Texas A&M Doubles
Cuthbertson/Wen (TAMU) d. Haley Hemm/Caroline Price (UNC), 8-6
Zoe De Bruycker/Laura Slater (UNC) d. Olivier/Lauren Santacroce (TAMU), 8-3
Tessa Lyons/Stone (UNC) d. Stanford (FU)/Vorster (TAMU), 8-6

UNC vs. Texas A&M Singles
De Bruycker (UNC) d. Wen (TAMU), 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (6)
Price (UNC) d. Cuthbertson (TAMU), 6-2, 6-1
Hemm (UNC) d. Santacroce (TAMU), 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (6)
Lyons (UNC) d. Olivier (TAMU), 6-2, 6-2
Vorster (TAMU) d. Jennifer Stone (UNC), 7-5, 7-5

Play continues tomorrow with doubles at 10 a.m. followed by singles starting at 10:15 (CT)