Brown picks up tennis victory

Paige Brown picked up Kansas University’s lone singles victory at the Omni Hotels Women’s Tennis Central Region Championships on Thursday.

Brown beat New Mexico’s Michelle Heidbrink, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3.

KU’s Emily Haylock fell to Oklahoma State’s Linda Faltynkova, 6-1, 6-3, and Kansas’ Courtney Steinbock was dumped by Denver’s Jenny Trettin, 7-6, 7-5, in the main draw.

In the quarterfinals of the qualifying draw, KU’s Christine Skoda fell to Oklahoma’s Mellisa Mendieta, 6-3, 6-0.

Kansas’ doubles teams of Courtney and Kristen Steinbock and Skoda-Kim Lorenz had first-round byes Thursday.