March 23, 2005

LAS VEGAS - Top-ranked Stanford rolled through No. 35 UNLV 6-1 in what was the Lady Rebels' final non-conference match of the season Wednesday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

UNLV fell to 7-5 overall while the unanimous No. 1 Cardinal, which boasts a ranked player at nearly every position, improved to 13-0.

Stanford began the day by sweeping three doubles matches for one team point. In singles play, the visitors only lost two sets as UNLV's Linda Tempelfelde downed Joanna Kao 7-6, 6-4 on court six for her team's only score.

Amber Liu, ranked 14th, won the battle at the top of the lineup as she swept No. 22 Elena Gantcheva 6-3, 6-2.

UNLV wrapped up its most challenging non-conference slate in history after having played six top-25 teams.

However, it now sets its sights on Mountain West Conference play as the Lady Rebels host three league opponents this weekend -- all beginning at 10 a.m. -- No. 33 San Diego State on Friday, unranked Air Force on Saturday and No. 48 New Mexico on Sunday.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#1 STANFORD 6, #35 UNLV 1At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
DOUBLES: (STANFORD EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. #12 Barnes/Erin Burdette (STAN) def. Ortiz-Luis/Tempelfelde (UNLV) 8-62. #38 Liu/Yelsey (STAN) def. #55 Zsiros/Smith (UNLV) 8-23. Deason/Logar (STAN) def. Gantcheva/Mery Constanti (UNLV) 8-2
SINGLES: (STANFORD EARNS FIVE TEAM POINTS)1. #14 Amber Liu (STAN) def. #22 Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) 6-3, 6-22. #26 Alice Barnes (STAN) def. Gyorgyi Zsiros (UNLV) 6-2, 6-23. #38 Theresa Logar (STAN) def. Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis (UNLV) 6-1, 6-34. #45 Whitney Deason (STAN) def. Cindy Treber (UNLV) 6-0, 6-45. #84 Anne Yelsey (STAN) def. Claire Smith (UNLV) 6-0, 6-06. Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Joanna Kao (STAN) 7-6, 6-4