SAN ANTONIO, TX - The Montana State-Billings men's and women's tennis teams competed in the opening rounds of the Heartland Conference Tennis Championship Tournament on Friday.  The fifth-seeded Lady Yellowjackets upset fourth-seed Western New Mexico, 5-1, in the first round before losing out to Incarnate Word in the semifinals.  The Yellowjacket men were ousted by Dallas Baptist in the opening round.
 

WOMEN, FIRST ROUND
(5) Montana State / Billings 5, (4) Western New Mexico 1

SINGLES
1) Tereza Pilatova, MSB, vs. Briane Roney, WNM, Did Not Finish
2) Karina Soares, MSB, vs. Nicole Byrnes, WNM, Did Not Finish
3) Amy McClain, MSB, d. Abby Denham, WNM, 6-3, 6-2
4) Heidi Lehman, MSB, d. Angel Vos, WNM, 6-0, 6-3
5) Nadia Nunez, WNM, vs. Marta Borges, MSB, Did Not Finish
6) Victoria Fernandez, MSB, Won by Default

DOUBLES
1) Pilatova-Denham, WNM, d. Roney-Byrnes, MSB, 8-3
2) Lehman-McClain, MSB, d. Soares-Vos, WNM, 8-4
3) Fernandez-Borges, MSB, won by default

WOMEN, SEMIFINALS

Incarnate Word 6, Montana State / Billings 0

SINGLES
1) Nadzeda Rosskhina, UIW, d. Briane Roney, MSB, 6-0, 6-3
2) Giang Vu, UIW, d. Nicole Byrnes, MSB, 6-1, 6-2
3) Samantha Mangum, UIW, d. Amy McClain, MSB, 6-0, 6-2
4) Megan Crain, UIW, vs. Heidi Lehman, MSB, Did Not Finish
5) Sarah Carswell, UIW, vs Marta Borges, MSB, Did Not Finish
6) Andrea Prieto, UIW, vs Victoria Fernandez, MSB, Did Not Finish

DOUBLES
1) Rosskhina-Mangum, UIW, d. Roney-Byrnes, MSB, 8-0
2) Vu-Prieto, UIW, d. Lehman-McClain, MSB, 8-4
3) Carswell-Crain, UIW, d. Borges-Fernandez, MSB, 8-1

MEN, FIRST ROUND

(3) Dallas Baptist 5, (6) Montana State-Billings 4

SINGLES
1) Andrew Pretty, DBU, d. Tytus Stempeniewicz, MSB, 6-3, 7-5
2) Gabriel Diaz, MSB, d. Nick Langham, DBU, 6-2, 6-0
3) Francisco Sanchez, MSB, d. Trans Dixon, DBU, 6-3, 6-0
4) Sergio Diaz, MSB, d. Kerry Koppe, DBU, 6-3, 6-4
5) Matt Nations, DBU, Jarrett Rummell, MSB, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3
6) Eric Enge, DBU, d. Josh Berns, MSB, 6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES
1) Pretty-Langham, DBU, d. Stempeniewicz-G. Diaz, MSB, 8-4
2) Sanchez-S. Diaz, MSB, d. Enge-Nations, DBU, 8-3
3) Koppa-Dixon, DBU, d. Rummell-Berns, MSB, 8-4