TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Sophomore Daniela Fernandez Junquera led the Embry-Riddle women's tennis team on the second day of play at the ITA DII National Championships on Thursday. Fernandez Juquera won both her singles and doubles matches to move into Friday's quarterfinal round.
 
In singles, Fernandez Junquera grabbed a straight-set victory, cruising past Washburn's Riko Konno 6-2, 6-1.
 
Amelie Gindl also took the court for the Eagles in singles, but fell to Augustana's AnaMarie Zoric 6-3, 6-3.
 
In doubles play, Fernandez teamed up with Benedetti Sensi for a straight-et upset of No. 6 seed Kaia Sperry and Evi Roobol. The ERAU pair rolled to a 6-0 win in the first set and held off Sperry and Roobol 6-4 in the second to secure a spot in the final eight.
 
In the Eagles' other doubles match, Gindl and Laura Cuesta Bret were unable to get by top-seeded Krystina Hranacova and Katja Markus, falling to the Nova Southeastern team 6-2, 6-1.
 
Friday's quarterfinal action will see Fernandez Junquera taking on Olesya Stokusova of North Georgia in singles, while doubles play will see Sensi and Fernandez Junquera face off against fourth-seeded Mei Hasegawa and Ayaka Koga of Central Oklahoma.