EMMITSBURG, Md. – The freshman duo of Valeria Vinces and Anoek Pruijmboom advanced to the semifinals to lead the Saint Francis University women's tennis team at the Mount Saint Mary's Mountaineer Invitational over the weekend.
 
Vinces guided the duo with her 2-1 singles record, including a 6-1, 6-7 (7-2), 10-6 victor over Duquesne's Margot Pessy. Pruijmboom went 1-2 in singles, with a 0-6, 6-3, 10-8 comeback victory over Mount Saint Mary's Adriana Barney.
 
Dominique Yeo and Romina Cutipa defeated Natasha Novak and Priyanka Mitta of Duquesne 2-1 to win the Consolation Championship. The duo lost its doubles match, while each won their respective singles match.
 
The Red Flash return to action at the Thunder on the Mountain Invitational in Charleston, W. Va on Sept. 24.  
 
Singles
Valeria Vinces
Defeats Mathur (Mount Saint Mary's), 7-6 (7-4), 3-6, 10-8
Defeats Pessy (Duquesne), 6-1, 6-7 (7-2), 10-6
Falls to Pegram (Howard), 6-2, 6-1
 
Anoek Pruijmboom
Defeats Barney (Mount Saint Mary's), 0-6, 6-3, 10-8
Falls to Lee (Duquesne), 6-0, 6-4
Falls to Williams (Howard), 6-4, 6-2
 
Nagisa Miyake
Defeats McCarthy (Mount Saint Mary's), 7-5, 6-1
Falls to Shanahan (Duquesne), 6-1, 6-2
 
Marie Discini
Defeats Lenchenski (Mount Saint Mary's), 6-4, 6-3
Falls to Benet Garcia (Duquesne), 7-5, 7-6 (7-4)
 
Dominique Yeo
Falls to Latoni (Duquesne), 6-2, 6-4
Defeats Ryan Mount Saint Mary's), 6-1, 6-4
Defeats Novak (Duquesne), 8-6
 
Romina Cutipa
Falls to Betino (Duquesne), 5-7, 6-1, 10-8
Defeats Lencheski Mount Saint Mary's), 6-0, 6-1
Defeats Novak (Duquesne), 8-2
 
Anouk Ma-Ajong
Falls to Hashiguchi (George Mason), 6-3, 6-2
Defeats Policare (Mount Saint Mary's), 6-4, 6-3
 
Bente Vandeputte
Defeats Wirt (George Mason), 2-6, 6-3, 10-6
Falls to Liang (Mount Saint Mary's), 7-6 (7-2), 6-2
 
Doubles
Nagisa Miyake/Marie Discini
Defeats McCarthy/Lenchenski (Mount Saint Mary's), 6-4
Falls to Shanahan/Benet Garcia (Duquesne), 6-3
 
Valeria Vinces/Anoek Pruijmboom
Falls to Mathur/Barney (Mount Saint Mary's), 6-3
Defeats Pessy/Lee (Duquesne), 6-2
Defeats Pregram/Williams, 6-3
 
Dominique Yeo/Romina Cutipa
Defeats Latoni/Betino (Duquesne), 7-6 (7-5)
Defeats Ryan/Lencheski (Mount Saint Mary's), 6-4
Falls to Novak/Mitta (Duquesne), 6-4
 
Anouk Ma-Ajong/Bente Vandeputte
Falls to Hashiguchi/Wirt (George Mason), 6-1
Falls to Policare/Liang (Mount Saint Mary's), 6-3