March 12, 2005
LAS VEGAS - The 30th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team came out firing in doubles competition but could not overcome the powerful singles lineup of No. 7 William & Mary as the Tribe posted a 5-2 win at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Saturday.
The Lady Rebels fell to 6-3 overall -- with two losses coming in the last three days vs. top 25 opponents -- while the Tribe improved to 10-1.
UNLV was flattened in doubles one day earlier in a win over No. 57 Penn but this time stunned the visitors, who boasted two ranked duos, by taking two of three for a 1-0 lead. First, the Lady Rebel duo of Elena Gantcheva and Mery Constanti won easily on court three, 8-2, and then Gyorgyi Zsiros and Claire Smith upset No. 30 Megan Muth and Amy Wei at the second position, 8-4, to secure the point. Zsiros and Smith improved to 7-1 in dual matches this season as the team upped its overall doubles record to 26-15.
William & Mary rallied in singles play, however, winning five of six matches. Megan Moulton-Levy, ranked 36th nationally, handed No. 29 freshman Elena Gantcheva her first-ever loss in a dual match with the 6-4, 6-4 final. Gantcheva fell to 23-3 overall and 7-1 in dual action. UNLV's only victory came at the fifth spot where Smith rolled over Kate Boomershine 6-2, 6-0. Zsiros fell at No. 2 to Lena Sherbakov, 6-4, 6-3, Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis was beaten by No. 90 Candice Fuchs 6-2, 6-1 on court three, Cindy Treber played three sets before falling to No. 64 Muth, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, and Linda Tempelfelde lost 7-6, 6-0 at No. 6 by Lingda Yang.
"It was great to see us come out and play so well in doubles," UNLV head coach Kevin Cory said. "William and Mary is a top-10 team and was just too strong in singles. Now we'll get ready for another big match this week."
UNLV hosts No. 27 Indiana on Thursday beginning at 2 p.m.
UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#7 WILLIAM & MARY 5, #30 UNLV 2At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
DOUBLES: (UNLV WINS ONE TEAM POINT)1. #31 Fuchs/Moulton-Levy (W&M) def. Tempelfelde/Ortiz-Luis (UNLV) 8-52. Smith/Zsiros (UNLV) def. #30 Muth/Amy Wei (W&M) 8-43. Gantcheva/Mery Constanti (UNLV) def. Boomershine/Sherbakov (W&M) 8-2
SINGLES: (W&M WINS FIVE TEAM POINTS)1. #36 Megan Moulton-Levy (W&M) def. #29 Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) 6-4, 6-42. Lena Sherbakov (W&M) def. Gyorgyi Zsiros (UNLV) 6-4, 6-33. #90 Candice Fuchs (W&M) def. Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis (UNLV) 6-2, 6-14. #64 Megan Muth (W&M) def. Cindy Treber (UNLV) 6-3, 4-6, 6-25. Claire Smith (UNLV) def. Kate Boomershine (W&M) 6-2, 6-06. Lingda Yang (W&M) def. Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) 7-6, 6-0
