Mar. 1, 1998

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The 37th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team lost three three-set singles matches en route to a 5-2 loss to No. 25 Southern California at David X. Marks Stadium Sunday.

The Lady Rebels (3-4) dropped their fourth-straight match - all to ranked teams on the road. The Women of Troy improved to 6-3.

Veronica Goude (No. 2), Gee Gee Garvin (No. 3) and Britta Gabl (No. 5) all lost in third and decisive sets to give USC a big lead. UNLV's wins came from freshman Marcella Valkenhoff, who defeated Amber Basica 6-3, 6-3 at the sixth spot, and the 10th-ranked doubles team of Garvin and Susie Kocsis, who won 9-7 over Ditta Huber and Jacqui Boyd. The final two doubles matches were not concluded.

The Lady Rebels, who are 3-0 at the Fertitta Tennis Complex this year, open an eight-match homestand by facing No. 15 Notre Dame on March 10.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTSUSC 5, UNLV 2At David X. Marks Stadium, Los Angeles, CAMarch 1, 1998SINGLES-1.    Ditta Huber (USC) def. Susie Kocsis (UNLV)                  6-2, 6-42.    Veronika Safarova (USC) def. Veronica Goude (UNLV)          6-7, 6-4, 7-63.    Jacqui Boyd (USC) def. Gee Gee Garvin (UNLV)                6-4, 1-6, 6-04.    Kara Warkentin (USC) def. Lisa Annebro (UNLV)               6-1, 6-25.    Karolina Bakalanova (USC) def. Britta Gabl (UNLV)           3-6, 6-3, 6-26.    Marcella Valkenhoff (UNLV) def. Amber Basica (USC)          6-3, 6-3DOUBLES-1.    Kocsis/Garvin (UNLV) def. Huber/Boyd (USC)                  9-72.    Cancelled3.    Cancelled