Haley Fournier Wins Flight B Finals at UNM Invitational
November 07, 2010 | Women's Tennis
Nov. 7, 2010
LUBBOCK, TX - Texas Tech freshman Haley Fournier completed her last match of the fall campaign by winning the Flight B finals over Wyoming's Kim van Ginkel, 6-4, 7-5, at the University New Mexico Invitational in Albuquerque.
Also in Albuquerque, Lady Raider Nikki Sanders won the first set of her Flight C finals match against Sasa Nemcova but the Wyoming opponent came back to win the next two sets and claim the top spot, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2. Sophomore Caroline Starck beat Texas Tech teammate Elizabeth Ullathorne for third place in a Flight A match, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2.
At the HEB Baylor Invitational in Waco, Samantha Adams lost her bid to advance beyond the semifinals when she fell to the eventual singles champion, Karolina Filipiak of Baylor, 6-4, 7-5.
With these two invitational tournaments completed, the fall campaign for the Texas Tech women's tennis squad has come to a close. Non-conference play begins on January 29 with the team taking on Wichita State in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
UNM Invitational -- Singles
3-A Caroline Starck (TT) def. Elizabeth Ullathorne (TT) 6-1, 1-6, 6-2
F-B Haley Fournier (TT) def. Kim van Ginkel (WY), 6-4, 7-5
F-C Sasa Nemcova (WY) def. Nikki Sanders (TT), 2-6, 7-5, 6-2
HEB Baylor Invitational -- Singles
SF Karolina Filipiak (BU) def. Samantha Adams (TT), 6-4, 7-5
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