Oct. 14, 2007

Moraga, Calif. - Junior Clara Schumacher (Zaragoza, Spain) advanced to the semi-finals of the singles white flight as the Pacific women's tennis team kicked off play at the St. Mary's Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Clara earned two victories in singles action on Saturday, defeating Jasmin Heckel of Loyola Marymount 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4), then picking off Santa Clara's Courtney Hull 7-6 (7-4), 6-1.

One other Tiger remains alive in a main draw as freshman Olga Gumenyuk (Kiev, Ukraine) also nabbed two singles wins. Gumenyuk slipped past Saint Mary's Feline Charlot 7-6 (8), 6-2 in the opening round of the Red Flight. Later in the round of 16, Olga defeated Carmen Pham of Santa Clara, 6-2, 6-4.

The Tigers will conclude play at the Saint Mary's Invitational on Sunday, Oct. 14.

ITA Singles BLUE
Round of 32
Danon Beatty (FS) def. Svenja Arens (PAC), 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)
Jolanta Twarowska (PAC) def. Amber Silverstone (SJS) 6-2, 6-1

Round of 16
Jenni Heinser (USF) def Jolanta Twarowska (PAC), 6-2, 6-3

ITA Singles RED
Round of 32
Olga Gumenyuk (PAC) def. Feline Charlot (SMC), 7-6 (8), 6-2
Anna Gullikson (POR) def. Kateryna Nezhura (PAC) 7-5, 7-6(1)

Round of 16
Olga Gumenyuk (PAC) def Carmen Pham (SC), 6-2, 6-4

ITA Singles WHITE
Round of 16
Clara Schuhmacher (PAC) def. Jasmin Heckel (LMU) 2-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4)
Jessica Harris (UCD) def. Sasha Fisher (PAC), 6-4, 1-6, 1-0 (10-8)

ITA Doubles BLUE
Round of 32
Cecilia Gratian / Jenni Heinse (USF) def. Jolanta Twarowska / Olga Gumenyuk (PAC), 8-6

ITA Doubles RED
Round of 32
Clara Schuhmacher / Sasha Fisher (PAC) def. Jessica Harris / Kaitlin Callan (UCD), 8-3
Carrie Schofield / Kristn MacWillms (GON) def. Kateryna Nezhura / Svenja Arens (PAC), 9-7

Round of 16
Katie Kennel and Nicole Fleckerstein (POR) def. Schuhmacher / Fisher (PAC), 9-8 (7-4)