March 9, 2000

LAS VEGAS - The 68th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team kicked off a nine-match homestand by not losing a set en route to a 9-0 whitewash of unranked Idaho State at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Thursday.

The Lady Rebels improved to 6-4 and remained perfect at home at 4-0.

At the No. 1 spot, 20th-ranked Katarina Malec breezed by Denise Fernandez, 6-2, 6-0, to improve to 21-5 on the season in singles.

Also winning were Veronica Goude, Marianne Bakken, Urska Radanovic, Michaela Gabl and Amy Hadziosmanovic.

UNLV also swept doubles play with 44th-ranked Malec and Bakken pairing up for an 8-1 win at the No. 1 position. The teams of Gabl and Hadziosmanovic and Goude and Radanovic also won.

The Lady Rebels host Illinois State at 10 a.m. Saturday.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTSUNLV 9, IDAHO STATE 0At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
SINGLES-1.  Katarina Malec (UNLV) def. Denise Fernandez (ISU)   6-2, 6-02.  Veronica Goude (UNLV) def. Laura Swan (ISU)     6-2, 6-03.  Marianne Bakken (UNLV) def. Jenny Fullmer (ISU)     6-0, 6-14.  Urska Radanovic (UNLV) def. Kristina Arutjunova (ISU)   6-0, 6-25.      Michaela Gabl (UNLV) def. Lauren Dial (ISU)     6-0, 6-06.  Amy Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. Erin Endow (ISU)     6-1, 6-0
DOUBLES-1.  Malec/Bakken (UNLV) def. Fernandez/Swann (ISU)      8-12.  Gabl/Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. Fullmer/Arutjunova (ISU)8-33.  Goude/Radanovic (UNLV) def. Dial/Endow (ISU)        8-1