FRESNO, Calif.— Program newcomers
Manu Ferreira and
Eva Muraske both reached the Round of 16 of the main draws with morning victories while Colorado Mesa University senior
Devyn Rodriguez rattled off five consecutive wins to take the consolation women's singles bracket while surpassing a pair of milestones on a solid day of action for the Mavericks at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association West Regional Championships on Friday.
Ferreira got past tournament host Fresno Pacific's Tim Bangert by a 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5 scoreline) in his round of 32 match but was downed by Menlo's Raphael Moysan, 7-6 (11-9), 6-0 in the Round of 16.
Meanwhile,
Josema Fas dropped a 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5) decision to No. 12 seed Marcos Alogo-Piqueras of Point Loma Nazarene in the Round of 32 after winning his opening match on Thursday.
In the women's main draw, Muraske beat 11
th-seeded Halle Faherty by a 6-4, 6-4 margin in the Round of 32 before dropping a tight 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 decision to No. 2 seed Yume Ueoku of the host Sunbird squad.
Valentina Gonzalez was also in main draw action on Friday, but fell to Yeo Kyung Kim of Biola, 6-2, 7-5 in the Round of 32.
Rodriguez, who entered the tournament with 49 career singles wins and 95 career overall wins surpassed a pair of milestones during her run through the consolation bracket.
Her first consolation singles win over Stanislaus State's Lisa Lieberman was the 50
th singles victory of her career. Her fourth over a Point Loma opponent was her 100
th career victory. She now has 101 total wins, including 54 singles wins in her 4-year CMU career.
The Mavericks have now wrapped up the tournament and the fall portion of the season.
"From my perspective, it was a pretty solid fall and ITA," veteran Maverick Coach
Dan MacDonald said.
"Both teams are young but good and I'm proud of the effort these young men and women gave for CMU," he added.
The main draw results from Friday's portion of the tournament are posted below. The complete consolation results were not available as of late Friday evening but will be added to this recap at a later time.
Men's Singles-Main Draw
Round of 32
#12 Marcos Alogo-Piqueras (Point Loma) def.
Josema Fas (Colorado Mesa), 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5)
Manu Ferreira (Colorado Mesa) def. Tim Bangert (Fresno Pacific), 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5)
Round of 16
Raphael Moysan (Menlo) Def. Ferreira, 7-6 (11-9), 6-0
Women's Singles-Main Draw
Round of 32
#7 Yeo Kyung Kim (Biola) def.
Valentina Gonzalez (Colorado Mesa), 6-2, 7-5
Eva Muraske (Colorado Mesa) def. #11 Halle Faherty (Fresno Pacific), 6-4, 6-4
Round of 16
#2 Yume Ueoku (Fresno Pacific) def. Muraske, 7-6 (7-2), 6-3