Doubles Team Out Of NCAAs
5/23/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
May 23, 2000
MALIBU, Calif. - UNLV's Katarina Malec and Marianne Bakken fell one win short of becoming an All-American doubles team after they were defeated by fifth-ranked Amy Jensen and Claire Curran of Cal in the round of 16 at the NCAA championships Tuesday.
The 27th-ranked Lady Rebel duo dropped the first set 6-3, but bounced back to take the second set by the same score. Malec and Bakken lost their steam, however, and were shut out in the final set in a 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 loss.
The match broke the UNLV entry's 15-match winning streak that began on February 25. The Lady Rebels finished with a 25-4 record - the fourth-most wins in school single-season history.
"I am proud of Katarina and Marianne because they had an excellent year," UNLV Head Coach Kevin Cory said. "They lost to one of the best teams in college tennis today. Katarina played a long singles match just one hour earlier. It took a lot out of her and it showed in the third set."
