March 6, 2004

LAS VEGAS - The 40th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team improved to 7-1 at home this season with a 6-1 win over No. 75 UC Riverside at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Saturday.

The Lady Rebels improved to 7-3 overall while the Highlanders fell to 4-4.

UNLV began the day by sweeping three doubles matches for one team point. In singles play, UCR got its point from a three-set win at No. 2.

Winning for UNLV were Gyorgyi Zsiros at No. 1, Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis at No. 3, Cindy Treber at No. 4, Claire Smith at No. 5, and Mery Constanti on Court Six.

The Lady Rebels will continue their 10-match homestand by hosting Bowling Green on March 19 at 2 p.m.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#40 UNLV 6, #75 UC RIVERSIDE 1At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas

DOUBLES: (UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Abram/Ortiz-Luis (UNLV) def. Zima/Janairo (UCR) 8-32. Zsiros/Smith (UNLV) def. Fanin/Rosen (UCR) 8-23. Treber/Constanti (UNLV) def. Torgerson/Schwartz (UCR) 8-1
SINGLES: (UNLV EARNS FIVE TEAM POINTS)1. Gyorgyi Zsiros (UNLV) def. Michelle Beyronneau (UCR)6-2, 6-22. Casey Cross (UCR) def. Agnieszka Abram (UNLV)1-6, 6-2, 6-33. Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis (UNLV) def. Kelley Takeshita (UCR)6-0, 6-14. Cindy Treber (UNLV) def. Kim Tran (UCR)6-2, 6-45. Claire Smith (UNLV) def. Carolyn Mitchell (UCR)6-1, 6-16. Mery Constanti (UNLV) def. Catrisha Cabanilla (UCR)6-2, 6-1