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.