Feb. 13, 2004

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Despite suffering through four rain delays, top-ranked Stanford dropped just one set en route to defeating UNLV 7-0 in women's tennis Friday at the Taube Tennis Center.

The 38th-ranked Lady Rebels fell to 3-1 while the Cardinal improved to a perfect 7-0. Stanford, which boasted two duos ranked in the nation's top 20, began by sweeping all three doubles matches for one team point.

In singles play, preseason No. 2 Amber Liu eased by Gyorgyi Zsiros 6-1, 6-3 at the top position. In fact, the day's only three-setter came on Court Four where UNLV sophomore Cindy Treber challenged 20th-ranked Lauren Barkinow before ultimately falling 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3).

"We fought hard and were in almost all of the first sets," UNLV head coach Kevin Cory said. "I liked our effort in some unpleasant playing conditions vs. a great team."

The competition doesn't get much easier as UNLV will face No. 4 California Saturday in Berkeley.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
#1 STANFORD 7, #38 UNLV 0
At Taube Tennis Center, Palo Alto, CA

DOUBLES -- (STANFORD EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. #6 Barnikow/Burdette (ST) def. Abram/Ortiz-Luis (UNLV) 8-22. Barnes/Liu (ST) def. Zsiros/Smith (UNLV) 8-23. #17 Anderson/Yelsey (ST) def. Treber/Constanti (UNLV) 8-4
SINGLES -- (STANFORD EARNS SIX TEAM POINTS)1. Amber Liu (ST) def. Gyorgyi Zsiros (UNLV) 6-1, 6-32. #21 Alice Barnes (ST) def. Agnieszka Abram (UNLV) 6-4, 6-13. #7 Erin Burdette (ST) def. Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis (UNLV) 6-4, 6-34. #20 Lauren Barnikow (ST) def. Cindy Treber (UNLV) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-3)5. #84 Theresa Logar (ST) def. Claire Smith (UNLV) 6-3, 6-26. #73 Story Tweedie-Yates (ST) def. Mery Constanti (UNLV) 6-2, 6-0