Yellowjackets’ Fry Still Alive at Univ. of Montana Invitational (Oct. 11, 2003)

MISSOULA, MT – After two days of double-elimination play, MSU Billings tennis player Becky Fry (Jr., Miles City, MT) will be the only Yellowjacket still in contention on Sunday at the University of Montana Invitational.  Fry will face Tara Fielding from the University of Idaho Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the quarterfinals of the women’s singles consolation bracket.

Fry received a bye in the first round of the main draw before losing to Gonzaga’s Katie Sanders (6-4, 6-2).  The loss bumped Fry to the consolation bracket, where she defeated Gonzaga’s Connie Head in three sets (6-4, 2-6, 10-7). 

In the men’s singles main draw, MSUB’s Jose Garcia (Jr., Elche, Spain) advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to Montana’s Stan Nevolovich (6-1, 7-5), who was seeded third in the tournament.  Garcia defeated Idaho’s Patrick Leitner (6-1, 6-1) and Idaho’s Andy Faulman (7-5, 6-3) in the opening two rounds.  The Yellowjackets’ Sean O’Daniel (Jr., Miles City, MT) defeated Idaho’s Leitner in the consolation bracket (6-4, 6-3) before falling to Montana’s Sean Stewart (6-1, 6-1).