GREENCASTLE, IND. -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology senior women's tennis player Sam Danesis (Akron, Ohio/Revere) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Central Regional with a 3-1 mark at DePauw University this weekend.

Danesis opened the week with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Kalee Cassady of Washington University on Friday.

Danesis, the No. 11 seed entering the weekend, won two Saturday victories including a 6-3, 6-2 win over No. 3 seeded Marta Drane of Denison.

Her first match of the day featured a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Tiffany Nguyen of Chicago. 

Eighth-seeded Carmen VacaGuzman of Chicago ended the singles run of Danesis with a 6-3, 6-0 victory on Sunday morning.

In doubles action, the sixth-seeded team of Danesis and freshman Melissa Montgomery (Alexandria/Monroe) moved to the quarterfinals before falling on Saturday.  The duo opened the week with 8-4 victories over the teams of Katie Regan and Kyle Scully of DePauw and Ashley Bonamer and Liz Bajusz of Ohio Northern.

In the round of eight, the ninth-seeded doubles team of Allison Dender and Natalie Tingir topped Rose-Hulman's pair by a 6-1, 6-1 count.