TEMPE, Ariz. The Wildcats responded to five first round main draw losses with five consolation wins as Kansas State opened play in the Arizona State Thunderbird Invitational on Friday at the Whiteman Tennis Center.

Senior Jessica Simosa dropped a three set match to Claire Ilcinkas of California but responded with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Michigan’s Monica Sly.

“Jessica played pretty well. She had a very tough first round match against a pretty strong player,” Head coach Steve Bietau said. “She played extremely well in the back draw.”

Fernanda DaValle (duh VYE-ah), Olga Klimova (KLI-mova), Maria Perevoschikova (pair-a-vosh-eh-cove-ah), and Tereza Prochazkova (ter-ee-zah pro-KOS-cove-ah) joined Simosa as opening round losers but earned victories in their consolation openers.

Katerina Kudlackova (kud-LATCH-cove-ah) was the only Wildcat to advance past the first round after defeating Michigan’s Chisako Sugiyama, 7-6(7), 6-4, but fell to Cal’s Marion Ravelojaona, 6-1, 6-1, in the round of 16.

In doubles play, Simosa and Klimova defeated Cal’s Ilcinkas and Ravelojaona 8-4.

2005 ASU Thunderbird Invitational

Whiteman Tennis Center Arizona State University

Day One Results

Friday, November 4

Singles

Round of 32

Claire Ilcinkas (California) def. Jessica Simosa (KSU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-4  

Kady Pooler (Arizona State) def. Fernanda DaValle (KSU), 6-2, 6-2

Katerina Kudlackova (KSU) def. Chisako Sugiyama (Michigan), 7-6 (7), 6-4

Debrah Streifler (Michigan) def. Tereza Prochazkova (KSU), 6-4, 6-1

Roxanne Clarke (Arizona State) def. Maria Perevoschikova (KSU), 6-0, 6-1

Hala Sufi (Purdue) def. Olga Klimova (KSU), 6-3, 6-4

Round of 16

Marion Ravelojaona (California) def. Katerina Kudlackova (KSU), 6-1, 6-1

Consolation

Fernanda DaValle (KSU) def. Vana Thomas (Arizona State), 6-4, 6-2

Olga Klimova (KSU) def. Allie Schafnel (Michigan) 6-3, 6-3

Tereza Prochazkova (KSU) def. Regan Newman (NAU), 6-2, 6-1

Maria Perevoschikova (KSU) def. Susan McClelland (Arizona), 6-4, 6-2

Jessica Simosa (KSU) def. Monica Sly (Michigan), 6-3, 6-0

Doubles

Sly/Yaftali (Michigan) def. Kudlackova/Perevoschikova (KSU), 9-8 (6)

Simosa/Klimova (KSU) def. Ilcinkas/Ravelojaona (California), 8-4

Streifler/Sugiyama (Michigan) def. DaValle/Prochazkova (KSU), 8-6