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St. Mary's Invitational
Bulldogs Finish Competition at St. Mary's Invitational
10/14/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Oct. 14, 2007
FRESNO, Calif. - Three members of the Fresno State women's tennis team finished competition at the Saint Mary's Invitational on Sunday in Moraga, Calif. After the first day was rained out on Friday, the tournament finally got underway on Saturday.
Junior Danon Beatty got a win in the round of 32, defeating Svenja Arens of Pacific in the super-tiebreaker. Sophomore Vanessa Heroux also won in the round of 32, defeating Cal's Rachael Dillon 6-2, 3-6, (10-8).
Beatty and Heroux went 1-1 in doubles during the weekend. The duo beat Portland's Gullikson and Jenks 8-6, before falling to Gratian and Heinser of San Francisco 8-4 in the quarterfinals.
The weekend served as a tune-up going into next weekend's Northwest Regionals. The Bulldogs will travel to Stanford and begin competition on Oct. 19.
Saint Mary's Invitational (Oct. 12-14)
Singles - Round of 16
Mylene Martin (USF) def. Danon Beatty (FS), 6-4, 7-5
Cecilia Gratian (USF) def. Vanessa Heroux (FS), 0-6, 6-3, (10-3)
Singles - Round of 32
Danon Beatty (FS) def. Svenja Arens (PAC), 6-2, 5-7, (10-7)
Vanessa Heroux (FS) def. Rachael Dillon (CAL), 6-2, 3-6, (10-8)
Marah Calvo (SM) def. Bruna Paes (FS), 6-3, 6-2
Consolation
Daron Moore (CAL) def. Bruna Paes (FS), 6-4, 6-4
Doubles - Quarterfinals
Gratian/Heinser (USF) def. Beatty/Heroux (FS), 8-4
Doubles - Round of 16
Beatty/Heroux (FS) def. Gullikson/Jenks (POR), 8-6
