FRESNO, Calif. – MSU Denver had three doubles teams reach the quarterfinals and has two men's players still competing in the main draw after two rounds of singles at the ITA West Regional Championships.
 
Roadrunners men Carlos Pinedo and Jeanloup Auzias both had first-round byes and won second round matches on Thursday and both also advanced in doubles – though each has a different Roadrunners partner.
 
For the women, the doubles tandem of Ava Neuburger-Higby and Isabel Heras, seeded fifth, won twice to advance to the quarterfinals.
 
"We still have some people in the hunt, and that's great," MSU Denver coach Josh Graetz said.
 
Pinedo, seeded eighth in men's singles, had a first-round bye and then defeated Younes Kodiji of Concordia-Irvine (Calif.) 6-4, 6-3 to advance to the round of 16. Auzias, seeded 11^th, also had a first-round bye before winning his second round match against James Caddies of Concordia-Irvine 6-2, 6-4.
 
Pinedo teamed with Andy Caruana to defeat opponents from Fresno Pacific (Calif.) 8-2 in the first round and foes from Point Loma (Calif.) 8-2 to reach the quarterfinals. Auzias and Billy McDermott, seeded eighth, had a first-round bye before being a Fresno Pacific team 8-4 to earn their trip to the quarters.
 
In other men's results David Kijak picked up a first round win before falling to sixth-seeded Ivan Hornung of Azusa Pacific (Calif.) and the 16^th-seeded McDermott defeated Jasdeep Pintal of Point Loma in a super-set before being knocked off by Adam Large of Concordia-Irvine. Caruana dropped his first match but will play in the consolation bracket Friday.
 
For the women, both Lilly Stienemeier and Marie Cool earned first-round wins before falling to seeded opponents in the second round – Stienemeier was beaten by No. 1 seed Colbeyshae Emery of Biola (Calif.) and Cool by 14^th-seeded Maria Borodi of Fresno Pacific.
 
Heras lost two heartbreakers in super sets, while Neuburger-Higby bounced back after a first-round loss to No. 5 seed Thelma Sepulveda of Point Loma to win and advance in the consolation bracket.
 
Cool and Stienemeier won the first-round doubles match before falling in the second round.
 
"We had some good results and some tough losses," Graetz said. "But overall it was a good day. The players got a lot of tennis in."


MSU Denver results:
 
MEN'S SINGLES
Main Draw
First Round (Round of 64)
David Kijak def. Ellison Greco (Biola, Calif.) 6-1, 6-4
(16) Billy McDermott def. Jasdeep Pintal (Point Loma, Calif.) 6-4, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9)
Alexander Leischner (Point Loma, Calif.) def. Andy Caruana 7-5, 6-2
Second Round (Round of 32)
(6) Ivan Hornung (Azusa Pacific, Calif.) def. Kijak 6-4, 6-2
(8) Carlos Pinedo def. Younes Kodiji (Concordia-Irvine, Calif.) 6-4, 6-3
Adam Large (Concordia-Irvine, Calif.) def. (16) McDermott 7-6 (4), 6-1
(11) Jeanloup Auzias def. James Caddies (Concordia-Irvine, Calif.) 6-2, 6-4
 
MEN'S DOUBLES
Main Draw
First Round (Round of 32)
Pinedo/Caruana def. Bangert/Wortelmann (Fresno Pacific, Calif.) 8-2
Second Round (Round of 16)
(8) McDermott/Auzias def. Cronau/Wong (Fresno Pacific, Calif.) 8-4
Pinedo/Caruana def. (4) Castaneda/Schuster (Point Loma, Calif.) 8-2
 
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Main Draw
First Round (Round of 64)
Lilly Stienemeier def. Julianna Campos (Colorado Mesa) 6-1, 6-4
(5) Thelma Sepulveda (Point Loma, Calif.) def. Ava Neuburger-Higby 6-0, 6-4
Sakura Kurokawa (Cal State-Los Angeles) def. Isabel Heras 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
Marie Cool def. Halle Romero (Colorado Mesa) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-6)
Second Round (Round of 32)
(1) Colbyshae Emery (Biola, Calif.) def. Stienemeier 6-3, 6-4
(14) Maria Borodi (Fresno Pacific, Calif.) def. Cool 6-2, 6-0
Consolation
Neuburger-Higby def. Julia Rydel (Dominican, Calif.) 6-2, 6-0
Lilly McNeill (Biola, Calif.) def. Heras 6-1, 6-7 (3), 1-0 (11-9)
 
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Main Draw
First Round (Round of 32)
(5) Neuburger-Higby/Heras def. Zayat/Arksey (Concordia-Irvine, Calif.) 8-5
Stienemeier/Cool def. Bolton/Young (Stanislaus State, Calif.) 8-2
Second Round (Round of 16)
(5) Neuburger-Higby/Heras def. Waldburger/Livingston (Colorado Mesa), walkover
(6) Pearson/Audelo (Point Loma, Calif.) def. Stienemeier/Cool 8-2