SAN ANTONIO – Eight members of the Trinity University Tigers women’s tennis team advanced Friday to the round of 16 singles of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest Region Championships.

The round of 16  (third round) is slated for 8 a.m. and the quarterfinals at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Tigers’ courts. The opening and second rounds were completed Friday.

Tiger junior Katy Poettcker, the No. 1 seed, faces 12^th-seeded Morgan Ranier of Hardin-Simmons. Junior Erin Jamison plays No. 7 Rachel Houston of Texas-Dallas. First-year player Katie Budinsky takes on sixth-seeded Megan Aarhus of Mary Hardin-Baylor, and sophomore Katie Lawson meets Lauren Giovanini of Texas-Tyler. Fifth-seeded Thavindra Ekanayake, a first-year player, is matched with sophomore Tiger teammate Kassie Seger. Two other Trinity players will also meet, as sophomore Katie Griffith and first-year Arianna Rose are scheduled to play.

In doubles, three Trinity teams have advanced to the quarterfinals, which will begin at 2 p.m. The semifinals are slated for 4 p.m.

Lawson and Seger will take on top seeds Lisa Mertz and Britanny Brazell of Hardin-Simmons. Griffith and Jamison, seeded sixth, play the No. 3 team of Michelle Hagler and Lauren Nielsen of Texas-Tyler. The second-seeded Tiger team of Poettcker and Ekanayake take on No. 8 Houston and Meleah Nassar of Texas-Dallas.

Sunday is the final day of competition, which includes consolation play. The main-draw singles and doubles champions will advance to the ITA National Small College Championships Oct. 15-18 at Mobile, Ala.