March 21, 2003

SAN DIEGO - UNLV's women's tennis team rallied after being swept in doubles play to get by New Mexico 4-3 in a neutral-site league battle at the SDSU Tennis Courts Friday.

The 33rd-ranked Lady Rebels improved to 10-2 overall and 1-0 in the Mountain West Conference while the 52nd-ranked Lobos fell to 8-8 and 0-2.

UNM raced to a 1-0 lead by taking all three doubles matches. However, UNLV got wins from the top half of its singles lineup as well as from No. 6 to survive the upset bid. Tied at 3-3, Lady Rebel senior Paulina Janus rallied past Sandy Lukowski at the No. 1 spot, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 to earn her team the victory.

Also winning for UNLV was Gyorgyi Zsiros, who knocked off 108th-ranked Tjasa Suvak 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2. Tracie Chong at No. 3 and Amy Hadziosmanovic on court six also won in straight sets. UNLV wraps up its road trip with a match vs. Air Force Saturday in San Diego.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS


(#33) UNLV 4, (#52) NEW MEXICO 3


At SDSU Tennis Courts, San Diego


SINGLES -- (UNLV EARNS FOUR TEAM POINTS)

1. Paulina Janus (UNLV) def. Sandy Lukowski (UNM)       2-6, 6-1, 6-42. Gyorgyi Zsiros (UNLV) def. (108) Tjasa Suvak (UNM)   6-2, 6-23. Tracie Chong (UNLV) def. Maja Kovacek (UNM)          6-4, 6-44. Michelle Heidbrink (UNM) def. Agnieszka Abram (UNLV) 6-3, 6-15. Tiffany Roberston (UNM) def. Cindy Treber (UNLV)     4-6, 7-6, 6-06. Amy Hadziosmanovic (UNLV) def. Rachel Hatley (UNM)   6-4, 6-2

DOUBLES - (UNM EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)
1. Lukowski/Kovacek (UNM) def. Janus/Abram (UNLV)             8-32. Hatley/Maria Ruiz-Fabrega (UNM) def. Chong/Treber (UNLV)   8-53. Robertson/Heidbrink (UNM) def. Hadziosmanovic/Zsiros (UNLV)9-7