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A&M Doubles Highlight First Day of Baylor InviteA&M Doubles Highlight First Day of Baylor Invite
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A&M Doubles Highlight First Day of Baylor Invite

The Texas A&M doubles team of Sheri Olivier and Lauren Santacroce knocked off No. 1 seed Edyta Cleplucha and Heather Steinbauer of SMU to highlight the first day of the HEB Baylor Invitational.

WACO, Texas - The Texas A&M doubles team of Sheri Olivier and Lauren Santacroce knocked off No. 1 seed Edyta Cleplucha and Heather Steinbauer of SMU to highlight the first day of the HEB Baylor Women's Invitational today at the Hurd Tennis Center.

Overall, A&M went 3-0 in doubles and 3-2 in singles.

Olivier and Santacroce opened with an 8-4 victory against C.C. Sardinha and Leyla Simmons of Oklahoma State in the 21-team first round draw before holding off Cieplucha and Steinbauer, 9-8 (5) in the second round. The Aggie duo will face Christine Foote and Liucija Smaizyte of UT Arlington in quarterfinal action at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

A&M's doubles team of Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar and Sun Wen also advanced to the quarterfinals with an 8-1 victory over Perri Anderson and Kris Roberts also of SMU in the second round. Sanchez-Quintanar and Wen, the No. 2 seed, will face Kanyapat Narattana and Malika Rose of Oklahoma State in the quarterfinals at 4 p.m. on Saturday.

In singles, No. 2 seeded Sanchez-Quintanar received a first-round bye in the 46-player draw and then defeated Nikola Matovicova of UT Arlington, 6-2, 6-1 in the Round of 32. Sanchez-Quintanar will face OSU's Rose in the Round of 16 at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Wen also advanced the Round of 16 after crushing Giada Dortona of UTA, 6-0, 6-0 in the second round. Wen will take on No. 4-seeded Cieplucha at 9 a.m. on Saturday.

A&M's Janelle Cuthbertson fell to Smaizte, 6-4, 6-4, and Olivier dropped a 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 decision to Emily Newton of South Alabama in the first round of singles play. Santacroce had a first round bye but suffered a 6-4, 6-1 loss to No. 1 seed and 10th-ranked Marta Lesniak of SMU, 6-4, 6-1 in the Round of 32.

Santacroce and Cuthbertson will begin consolation singles play at 9 a.m. on Saturday against players from Lamar. Santacroce will face the Cardinals' Carolina Maso while Cuthbertson takes on Helene Czudek. Olivier begins consolation play at 10:30 a.m. against Carolina Salas also of Lamar.

The tournament concludes on Sunday. Tournament brackets are available at AggieAthletics.com.

First Day Results:

Singles First Round

Emily Newton (South Alabama) def. Sheri Olivier (Texas A&M), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
Liucija Smaizyte (UT Arlington) def. Janelle Cuthbertson (Texas A&M), 6-4, 6-4

Singles Second Round

Sun Wen (Texas A&M) def. Giada Dortona (UT Arlington), 6-0, 6-0
(2) Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar (Texas A&M) def. Nikola Matovicova (UT Arlington), 6-2, 6-1
(1) Marta Lesniak (SMU) def. Lauren Santacroce (Texas A&M), 6-4, 6-1

Doubles

First Round

Sheri Olivier/Lauren Santacroce (Texas A&M) def. C.C. Sardinha/Leyla Simmons (Oklahoma State), 8-4

Second Round

Olivier/Santacroce (Texas A&M) def. (1) Edyta Cleplucha/Heather Steinbauer (SMU), 9-8 (5)
(2) Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar/Sun Wen (Texas A&M) def. Perri Anderson/Kris Roberts (SMU), 8-1

Saturday schedule

Singles Round of 16

Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar (Texas A&M) vs. Malika Rose (Oklahoma State), 9 a.m.
Sun Wen (Texas A&M) vs. (4) Edyta Cieplucha (SMU), 9 a.m.

Singles Consolation - Third Round

Lauren Santacroce (Texas A&M) vs. Carolina Maso (Lamar), 9 a.m.
Janelle Cuthbertson (Texas A&M) vs. Helene Czudek (Lamar), 9 a.m.
Sheri Olivier (Texas A&M) vs. Carolina Salas (Lamar), 10:30 a.m.

Doubles - Quarterfinals

Olivier/Santacroce (Texas A&M) vs. Christine Foote/Liucija Smaizyte (Oklahoma State), 4 p.m.
Sanchez-Quintanar/Wen (Texas A&M) vs. Perri Anderson/Kris Roberts (SMU), 4 p.m.