March 19, 2000

LAS VEGAS - The 71st-ranked UNLV women's tennis team lost only one set en route to a 9-0 victory over unranked Boston College at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Sunday.

The Lady Rebels improved to 9-7overall, including 8-2 at home this spring.

At the No. 1 spot, 41st-ranked Katarina Malec of UNLV won her seventh straight, 6-0, 6-4, over Cindy Tow to move to 27-5 overall. Also winning for UNLV were Veronica Goude, Marianne Bakken, Urska Radanovic, Michaela Gabl and Amy Hadziosmanovic.

The Lady Rebels also swept doubles play, led by the 36th-ranked team of Malec and Bakken winning at the top spot to move to 17-3 this season. Michaela Gabl and older sister Britta Gabl teamed for a victory at No. 2 and Goude and Radanovic won at the third position.

UNLV continues its nine-match homestand with a match vs. Oregon on Wednesday at 2 p.m.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTSUNLV 9, BOSTON COLLEGE 0At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
SINGLES-1.  Katarina Malec (UNLV) def. Cindy Tow (BC)       6-0, 6-42.  Veronica Goude (UNLV) def. Kiren Fernando (BC)      3-6, 6-3, 6-43.  Marianne Bakken (UNLV) def. Mercedes del Valle (BC) 6-0, 6-24.  Urska Radanovic (UNLV) def. Kim Arbuckle (BC)       7-5, 6-25.      Michaela Gabl (UNLV) def. Anisha Fernando (BC)      7-5, 6-46.  Amy Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. Jessica Engel (BC)   6-4, 6-3
DOUBLES-1.  Malec/Bakken (UNLV) def. Fernando/del Valle (BC)    8-12.  Britta Gabl/M. Gabl (UNLV) def. Engel/Fernando (BC) 8-13.  Goude/Radanovic (UNLV) def. Arbuckle/Ruth Vietas (BC)   8-1