LAS VEGAS, Nev.—Idaho women's tennis advanced to the second and third rounds of the 2018 ITA Mountain Region Championship at the Fertitta Tennis Complex at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Thursday.

Marianna Petrei, seeded first and nationally ranked 20^th in the nation, edged out Jana Weiss of Southern Utah, while doubles teammate Maria Tavares, who was seeded as 12^th, defeated Anya Lamoreaux of Utah in the second round of singles. Both moved on to the third round of action.

Tavares took a loss in singles against Colorado State's Emily Luetschwager, while Petrei advances on the bracket as she defeated Tatum Burger of Denver.

In doubles, Petrei and Tavares are rolling along ousting a duo from Boise State, 8-3 in the second round. Competing in the doubles consolation, Shion Watabe and Marta Magalhães won their match against a pair from Denver.
 
SECOND ROUND SINGLES (THURS., OCT. 11)
(1) #20 Marianna Petrei (IDAHO) def. Jana Weiss (SUU) 6-2, 6-1
(16) Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) def. Shion Watanabe (IDAHO) 6-2, 6-2
 (12) Maria Tavares (IDAHO) def. Anya Lamoreaux (UU) 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
 
THIRD ROUND SINGLES (THURS., OCT. 11)
(1) #20 Marianna Petrei (IDAHO) def. Tatum Burger (DU) 6-3, 1-6, 6-4
Emily Luetschwager (CSU) def. (12) Maria Tavares (IDAHO) 6-2, 7-6
 
SECOND ROUND DOUBLES (THURS., OCT. 11)
Marianna Petrei/Maria Tavares (IDAHO) def. Anja Dokic/Vanessa Timm (BSU) 8-3
 (5-8) TJ Fumagalli/Kristin Kerrigan (AFA) def. Maggie Chen/Laura Spataro (IDAHO) 8-0
 
DOUBLES CONSOLATION (THURS., OCT. 11)
Shion Watabe/Marta Magalhães (IDAHO) def. Camille Verden-Anderson/Hannah Templeton (DU) 7-5
  
SCHEDULE OF PLAY
Friday, Oct. 12 - Round of 16 and Quarterfinal Round doubles, Round of 16 singles, Consolation singles & doubles, Added singles matches
Saturday, Oct. 13 - Semifinal doubles, Quarterfinal singles, Semifinal singles, Consolation singles & doubles, Added singles matches
Sunday, Oct. 14 - Doubles Final, Singles Final, Consolation singles, Consolation singles & doubles, Added singles matches

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