March 14, 1998

LAS VEGAS - The 36th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team lost two third-set tie-breakers and fell to No. 8 William & Mary 5-4 to close out the Excalibur Challenge at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Saturday.

The Lady Rebels (3-7), who have never defeated a top-10 team, got singles wins from Gee Gee Garvin, Lisa Annebro and Marcella Valkenhoff. William & Mary (10-4), however, earned two of its three singles points with come-from-behind, three-set wins at the third and fourth spots to tie things at three apiece heading into doubles.

Despite UNLV winning at the top doubles position with an 8-4 victory by the 13th-ranked duo of Garvin and Susie Kocsis, the Tribe won the other two doubles points to clinch the match.

UNLV gets only one day's rest before hosting No. 3-ranked Duke Monday at 1:30 p.m. on campus.

1998 EXCALIBUR CHALLENGE - MATCH FIVEWILLIAM & MARY 5, UNLV 4At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas, NVMarch 14, 1998SINGLES-1.  Michelle O (W&M) def. Susie Kocsis (UNLV)               6-2, 6-12.  Gee Gee Garvin (UNLV) def. Tari Ann Toro (W&M)          6-1, 1-6, 6-33.  Carolijn van Rossum (W&M) def. Veronica Goude (UNLV)    5-7, 6-3, 7-64.  Annette Oosters (W&M) def. Britta Gabl (UNLV)           4-6, 6-2, 7-65.  Lisa Annebro (UNLV) def. Laura Tsaggaris (W&M)          6-4, 3-6, 6-36.  Marcella Valkenhoff (UNLV) def. Lindsay Sullivan (W&M)  3-6, 6-4, 7-6DOUBLES-1.  Garvin/Kocsis (UNLV) def. Maya Klavora/O (W&M)      8-42.  Toro/Tsaggaris (W&M) def. Gabl/Valkenhoff (UNLV)    8-43.  van Rossum/Oosters (W&M) def. Goude/Annebro (UNLV)  8-1