March 18, 2000

LAS VEGAS - The 71st-ranked UNLV women's tennis team lost 5-4 for the third time in its last four matches, this time to No. 45 Tulsa at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Saturday.

The Lady Rebels fell to 8-7 while the Golden Hurricane improved to 8-5.

At the No. 1 spot, 41st-ranked Katarina Malec of UNLV won her sixth straight, 6-3, 6-3, over Monica Poveda to move to 26-5 overall.

Tulsa, however, took all five remaining singles points to clinch the match despite a sweep of doubles by UNLV.

The 36th-ranked team of Malec and Bakken won at the top spot to move to 16-3 this season. Michaela Gabl and Amy Hadziosmanovic won at N0. 2 and Veronica Goude teamed with Marianne Bakken for the win at No. 3.

UNLV next hosts Boston College, Sunday at 10 a.m.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTSTULSA 5, UNLV 4At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
SINGLES--1.  Katarina Malec (UNLV) def. Monica Poveda (TU)       6-3, 6-32.  Bianca Posada (TU) def. Veronica Goude (UNLV)       6-1, 6-03.  Aleksandra Durska (TU) def. Marianne Bakken (UNLV)  4-6, 7-6, 6-34.  Jana Sedivec (TU) def. Urska Radanovic (UNLV)       6-2, 6-15.      Mayolein van Dongen (TU) def. Michaela Gabl (UNLV)  6-1, 6-06.  Jennifer DeSpain (TU) def. Amy Hadziosmanovic (UNLV)    6-2, 6-4
DOUBLES-1.  Malec/Bakken (UNLV) def. DeSpain/Sedivec (TU)           8-42.  Gabl/Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. van Dongen/Poveda (TU)      8-63.  Goude/Radanovic (UNLV) def. Durska/Posada (TU)          8-6