MALIBU, Calif.—Junior Marianna Petrei opened the 2017 fall tennis season representing Idaho and the big Sky Conference at the ITA/Oracle Masters. Petrei, the reigning back-to-back Big Sky MVP, played both singles and mixed doubles in the early season tournament.
The round of 32 got underway on the Thursday with Petrei seeded 15th overall. She matched up with the No. 17 seed Celia Ruiz of Eastern Carolina. Ruiz took the match 6-3, 6-2. Petrei played out of the consolation bracket on Friday. She took on Boston University's Remi Ramos, advancing with a 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 win.