April 11, 2001

LAS VEGAS - The No. 65 UNLV women's tennis team lost 4-3 to a ranked opponent for the fifth time this season as No. 8 Fresno State escaped Lady Rebel Senior Day by one point at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Wednesday.

UNLV fell to 7-11 overall and closed out its 2001 home season with a 3-10 mark while the Bulldogs improved to 14-3.

The hosts began the day by winning two of three doubles matches for one team point. Marianne Bakken and Amy Hadziosmanovic cruised at the second spot 8-1 while the team's only two seniors - Britta Gabl and Urska Radanovic - won by the same score at the third position.

Fresno State was able to win four of the six singles matches, however, for the overall victory. Bakken scored for UNLV with a 6-2, 6-4 win at the third spot and Paulina Janus came back after being blanked in the first set to upset No. 33 Kim Niggemeyer at the top of the lineup, 0-6, 6-2, 6-1. Janus, currently

ranked 87th, improved to 11-7 this season while earning her fifth win in the last six matches. UNLV will close out its regular-season schedule this weekend in San Diego by playing MWC opponents Air Force on Friday and New Mexico on Saturday.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
FRESNO STATE 4, UNLV 3
At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
SINGLES--
1.  Paulina Janus (UNLV) def. Kim Niggemeyer (FS)       0-6, 6-2, 6-12.  Liesl Fichtbauer (FS) def. Agnieszka Abram (UNLV)     6-2, 6-43.  Marianne Bakken (UNLV) def. Ewa Grusiecka (FS)        6-1, 6-24.  Chantel Wiggins (FS) def. Urska Radanovic (UNLV)  6-3, 6-45.  Kelly Ramirez (FS) def. Britta Gabl (UNLV)        6-3, 6-26.  Courtney Jantz (FS) def. Amy Hadziosmanovic (UNLV)     6-4, 6-4
DOUBLES--
1.  Niggemeyer/Wiggins (FS) def. Janus/Abram (UNLV)         8-42.  Bakken/Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. Fichtbauer/Jantz (FS) 8-13.  Radanovic/Gabl (UNLV) def. Ramirez/Grusiecka (FS)   8-1