March 28, 1999

ATHENS, Ga. - The UNLV women's tennis team lost its 11th consecutive match, 5-3, to 39th-ranked Mississippi State on the campus of the University of Georgia Sunday.

The Lady Rebels fell to 3-11 while the Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-5.

MSU won five of six singles matches. UNLV's lone win came at the sixth spot where Marcella Valkenhoff downed Leanne Wills 6-0, 6-2.

UNLV did take both completed doubles matches. Marianne Bakken teamed with Veronica Goude to win 8-4 over Amelie Detriviere and Anca Vasiloaica at the second position while Britta Gabl and Urska Radanovic won 8-5 over Linda Mattsson and Andrea Lord at the third spot. The top doubles match was not played.

The Lady Rebels continue their spring break swing with a match at No. 3 Georgia on Tuesday.

WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTSMISSISSIPPI STATE 5, UNLV 3At Athens, Ga.
SINGLES-1.  Ivana Belanic (MSU) def. Susie Kocsis (UNLV)        6-4, 6-42.  Amelie Detriviere (MSU) def. Veronica Goude (UNLV)  6-4, 6-7, 6-13.  Anca Vasiloaica (MSU) def. Marianne Bakken (UNLV)   6-2, 6-44.  Linda Mattsson (MSU) def. Britta Gabl (UNLV)        6-2, 6-05.  Andrea Lord (MSU) def. Urska Radanovic (UNLV)       6-3, 6-26.  Marcella Valkenhoff (UNLV) def. Leanne Wills (MSU)  6-0, 6-2   
DOUBLES-1.  Did Not Play2.  Goude/Bakken (UNLV) def. Detriviere/Vasiloaica (MSU)    8-4     3.  Radanovic/Gabl (UNLV) def. Mattsson/Lord (MSU)      8-5