October 12, 2007
 

Lehman Wins Twice at Montana Invite
Complete Day 1 Results (pdf)

MISSOULA, Mont. – Montana State Billings senior Heidi Lehman won twice on Friday to advance to the semifinals at the University of Montana Tennis Invite.  Lehman, a senior from Billings, knocked off a pair of Division I opponents and was the only Yellowjacket men’s or women’s player to advance in the winner’s bracket.

Lehman opened the singles tournament with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Montana’s Kate Ness.  In the quarterfinals, Lehman downed Idaho’s Natalie Kirch, 6-1, 6-3.  Lehman will meet Montana’s Martyna Nowak in one women’s semifinal on Saturday.  The other semifinal will feature Rebecca Bran of Montana and Laura Leoni of Idaho.

Three Yellowjacket women are still alive in the singles loser bracket.  Anne-Sophie Tredet defeated Ness in loser out action and will receive a bye into the next round where she will face one of her teammates.  Marta Borges and Victoria Fernandez will go head to head on Saturday for the right to play Tredet.

In doubles play, three Yellowjacket women’s teams fell with each losing to a pair from Montana.  All three MSUB teams will play in the loser bracket Saturday.  Fernandez and Mollie McAlpine will face Lehman and Tredet on one side of the bracket.  Borges and Johnna Beatty will meet Montana’s Cara Lehman and Jessica Souza.

No Yellowjacket men’s players or doubles pairs posted wins.  The tournament will continue Saturday and Sunday at Robert O. Lindsay Tennis Center in Missoula.