March 21, 1999

LAS VEGAS - The 57th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team lost its ninth consecutive match, 5-1, to 37th-ranked San Diego at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Sunday.

The Lady Rebels fell to 3-9 while the Toreros won their fifth straight to improve to 10-6.

UNLV's top player, Katarina Malec, sat out the match but her replacement, Susie Kocsis, pushed the nation's top-ranked player Zuzana Lesenarova at the No. 1 singles spot, 7-6, 6-2.

Winning for the Lady Rebels was Veronica Goude, 6-2, 6-3, over Katarina Valkyova at the second position.

Doubles play was cancelled.

The Lady Rebels host fifth-ranked Stanford Thursday at 2 p.m. in what will be the Cardinal's first-ever trip to Las Vegas.

WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTSSAN DIEGO 5, UNLV 1At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las VegasMarch 21, 1999
SINGLES-1.  Zuzana Lesenarova (USD) def. Susie Kocsis (UNLV)        7-6, 6-22.  Veronica Goude (UNLV) def. Katarina Valkyova (USD)      6-2, 6-33.  Paola Arrangoiz (USD) def. Britta Gabl (UNLV)           5-7, 6-4, 6-44.  Anja Tragardh (USD) def. Marianne Bakken (UNLV)         6-0, 6-15.  Heather Polumbus (USD) def. Marcella Valkenhoff (UNLV)      7-6, 6-46.  Krista Manning (USD) def. Urska Radanovic (UNLV)        6-2, 6-4   
DOUBLES-CANCELLED