OKLAHOMA CITY, OK - Newman Men's and Women's Tennis traveled down to Oklahoma City Friday and Saturday to compete in the OKC Collegiate Invite.  The Jets were met with stiff competition in OKC as numerous athletes faced ranked opponents.

This year's OKC Invite wa splayed in extremely hot temperatures and had players playing in several matches each day.  Both the men's and women's sides saw great talent across the board.  In these invitationals during the fall, conference championships are not won, but rankings are decided, so the play is extremely spirited and competitive.  Each player in singles and pairing in doubles is guaranteed two matches.  If defeated after one match, the singles and doubles competitors play in a back draw.

On the women's side Amber Hands reached the semifinals in her Singles Flight #4 Draw as she also reached the semifinals in her back draw in the Doubles Flight #2 with her teammate, Lauren Esfeld.  Antonia Ramos and Dana Issabayeva reached the semifinals in their Doubles Flight #1.  Ramos also won the back draw of the Singles Flight #2.

The men saw Pedja Kolaric and Ali Mounir win their back draws in the Singles Flights #1 and #3 respectively.

Up next, the Jets travel to Edmond, Oklahoma on October 1st through the 3rd to compete in the ITA Regionals.  Look out for more news and updates from newmanjets.com