March 22, 2000

LAS VEGAS - The 71st-ranked UNLV women's tennis team won three of four three-set singles matches and upset No. 43 Oregon, 6-3, at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Wednesday.

With their first win over a ranked team this spring, the Lady Rebels improved to 10-7 overall, including 8-3 at home. The Ducks fell to 5-9.

At the No. 1 spot, 41st-ranked Katarina Malec of UNLV won her eighth straight, 6-2, 6-2, over 87th-ranked Alina Wygonowska to move to 28-5 overall. At the second position, Veronica Goude held on to upset 47th-ranked Monika Gieczys, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2. Rallying in three sets for UNLV points were Marianne Bakken at No. 4 and Amy Hadziosmanovic at No. 6.

The Lady Rebels, ahead 4-2, went into doubles play needing just one point. The 36th-ranked team of Malec and Bakken quickly clinched the victory with an 8-2 win over Janice Nyland and Gieczys. UNLV's final point came at No. 3 where Goude and Urska Radanovic won 8-5.

The Lady Rebels will complete their nine-match homestand vs. 49th-ranked Kansas State Thursday at 2 p.m.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTSUNLV 6, OREGON 3At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
SINGLES--1.  Katarina Malec (UNLV) def. Alina Wygonowska (UO)    6-2, 6-22.  Veronica Goude (UNLV) def. Monika Gieczys (UO)      7-6, 2-6, 6-23.  Marianne Bakken (UNLV) def. Janice Nyland (UO)      2-6, 7-5, 7-54.  Adeline Arnaud (UO) def. Urska Radanovic (UNLV)     6-1, 6-45. Jeanette Mattsson (UO) def. Michaela Gabl (UNLV)         6-7, 6-3, 6-06.  Amy Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. Valerie Young (UO)   2-6, 6-3, 7-6
DOUBLES-1.  Malec/Bakken (UNLV) def. Gieczus/Nyland (UO)             8-22.  Mattsson/Wygonowska (UO) def. Gabl/Hadziosmanovic (UNLV)     8-63.  Goude/Radanovic (UNLV) def. Arnaud/Young (UO)            8-5