October 4
Women's Tennis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                      Cardinal Advance to Omni Hotels Second Round

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- SVSU women's tennis advanced senior Jennifer Spence (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage) and sophomore Brooke Kennedy (Walled Lake, Mich./Western HS) to the second day of the ITA Omni Hotels Great Lakes Championships in Indianapolis, Ind.
    Spence, seeded 32, disposed of Findlay's Kate Mason, 6-2, 6-1. Spence will play a second round match against Ashley Ree's of Southern Indiana. Kennedy, who was seeded 49th also advanced to the round of 32 with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Michigan Tech's Erica Homsten. Kennedy is slated for a second round match up versus the University of Indianapolis' Gayal Jones.
    The Cardinals also dropped a pair of matches in round one, as freshman Andrea Prociv (Jackson, Mich./Lumen Christi HS) fell 6-3, 6-3 to Berenice Ferrer of Northwood and junior Samantha Dodson (Frankenmuth, Mich.) lost a 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 battle to Michigan Tech's Kari O'Dell.
    Play continues thru Sunday.

Round One Singles
No. 13 Bernice Ferrer (NU) def. No. 14 Andrea Prociv (SVSU), 6-3, 6-3
No. 32 Jennifer Spence (SVSU) def. No. 33 Kate Mason (FU), 6-2, 6-1
No. 49 Brooke Kennedy (SVSU) def. No. 50 Erica Homsten (MTU), 6-1, 6-1
No. 59 Kari O'Dell (MTU) def. No. 60 Samantha Dodson (SVSU), 5-7, 6-1, 6-4

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