March 12, 2000

LAS VEGAS - After splitting singles play, the 68th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team dropped two of three doubles matches and fell to unranked Pennsylvania, 5-4, at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Sunday.

The Lady Rebels dropped to 7-5 and suffered their first home loss in six matches this season.

At the No. 1 spot, 20th-ranked Katarina Malec continued to excel with a 6-2, 6-2, win over Lenka Beranova. Also winning for UNLV were Veronica Goude at No. 2 and Amy Hadziosmanovic at No. 6.

With the score tied at three, the Lady Rebels quickly won the top doubles spot behind the 44th-ranked team of Malec and Marianne Bakken. Penn, however, took the remaining two matches for the victory.

The Lady Rebels next host Oklahoma State Tuesday at 10 a.m.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTSPENNSYLVANIA 5, UNLV 4At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
SINGLES-1.  Katarina Malec (UNLV) def. Lenka Beranova (PENN)    6-2, 6-22.  Veronica Goude (UNLV) def. Shubba Srinivasan (PENN) 6-0, 6-23.  Anastasia Pozdniakova (PENN) def. Marianne Bakken (UNLV)6-1, 3-6, 6-34.  Rochelle Raiss (PENN) def. Urska Radanovic (UNLV)   6-3, 6-25.      Lovani Bascara (PENN) def. Michaela Gabl (UNLV)     6-2, 6-46.  Amy Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. Jolene Sloat (PENN)  2-6, 6-3, 6-4
DOUBLES-1.  Malec/Bakken (UNLV) def. Beranova/Raiss (PENN)          8-22.  Bascara/Pozdniakova (PENN) def. Gabl/Hadziosmanovic (UNLV)  8-33.  Elana Gold/Srinivasan (PENN) def. Goude/Radanovic (UNLV)    8-5