ROME, Ga.— McNeese women's doubles team comprised of Ana Hollweg and Elena Morales made McNeese and Southland Conference history last weekend at the ITA Conference Masters Championship with the highest finish after reaching the women's open doubles quarterfinal round.
 
Hollweg and Morales began their history making weekend by defeating Kristina Tai/Nia Cooper of the University of Illinois-Chicago 6-4, 6-1. The duo then went on to pick up a 6-3, 6-2 win over the University of Nebraska-Omaha's Khayli Buckles and Katelynn Kock in the round of 16 to advance to the quarterfinals match.
 
The Cowgirls fell to Furman's Lillie Murphy and Elle Warren in a third set tiebreaker.  The Cowgirls picked up the first set win by the score of 6-3, dropped the second set 6-4 to force the tiebreaker.  Furman won the tiebreaker 10-2 to advance to the semifinals.
 
Salome Fluri, the SLC Individual Champion dropped her opening math 6-3, 6-2 to North Carolina's Alexis Nguyen then defaulted her match in the consolation singles draw to Emily Ruckno of the U.S. Military Academy.   
 
Thursday, Nov. 5
Women's Open Singles Draw
R32: Alexis Nguyen (UNC Chapel Hill) def. Salome Fluri (McN) 6-3, 6-2

Women's Consolation Singles Draw
C R16-Q: Emily Ruckno (U.S. Military Academy) def. Salome Fluri (McN) won by default

Women's Open Doubles Draw
R32: Ana Hollweg/Elena Morales (McN) def. Kristina Tai/Nia Cooper (Univ. of Illinois-Chicago 6-4, 6-1

Friday, Nov. 6
Women's Open Doubles Draw
R16: Ana Hollweg/Elena Morales (McN) def. Khayli Buckles/Katelynn Kock (Univ. of Nebraska-Omaha 6-3, 6-2

Saturday, Nov. 7
Women's Open Doubles Draw
Quarterfinals: Lillie Murphy/Elle Warren (Furman) def. Ana Hollweg/Elena Morales (McN) 3-6, 6-4 (10-2)