MANHATTAN, Kan. Host Kansas State advanced two doubles teams past the first round of the three-day KSU Invitational held Friday at Ahearn Field House.

K-State’s Hayley McIver and Aveen Alkhatib defeated Creighton’s Katie Chiu and Megan Kowal, 8-4, while Wildcat teammates Paulina Castillejos and Maria Rosenberg downed Missouri’s Mary Barry and Erika Josbena, 9-8.

In the opening round of doubles action, sophomore Jessica Simosa and junior Judith Diaz swept Creighton’s Kim Cavan and Molly Green, 8-0, but later fell 8-2 to Missouri’s Urska Juric and Yelena Olshanskaya in the round of 8.

Doubles play continues tomorrow along with the start of three singles flights beginning at 9 a.m.

KSU Invitational
Jan. 23-25, 2004
at Manhattan, Kan.

FIRST DAY RESULTS
DOUBLES
Opening Round
Simosa/Diaz (KSU) def. Cavan/Green (Creighton), 8-0.
Round of 8
Olshanskaya/Juric (Missouri) def. Simosa/Diaz (KSU), 8-2.
McIver/Alkhatib (KSU) def. Chiu/Kowal (Creighton), 8-4.
Castillejos/Rosenberg (KSU) def. Barry/Josbena (Missouri), 9-8.
Senders/Roth (Creighton) def. Kraftova/Ruskova (Missouri), 8-4.
Consolation Round
Barry/Josbena (Missouri) def. Chiu/Kowal (Creighton), 8-3.