April 7, 2006

SAN DIEGO - The 48th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team lost only one set en route to a 7-0 shutout of Wyoming in a neutral-site league match played Friday at the Aztec Tennis Center on the campus of San Diego State.

The Lady Rebels improved to 10-5 overall and 3-1 in the Mountain West Conference. The Cowgirls fell to 8-11 and 0-4.

UNLV began the morning by winning three doubles matches for one team point. In singles, 16th-ranked Elena Gantcheva won her sixth straight, 6-0, 6-0 over Karolina Rowinski, to improve to 28-8 on the year.

Nikol Dimitrova won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 2, Sharon Marin breezed 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3, Cindy Treber won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 4, Claire Smith outlasted her opponent in a super-tiebreaker 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 (10-7) at No. 5 and Linda Tempelfelde won 6-2, 6-1 on court six.

"This was a solid win for us top to bottom," UNLV head coach Kevin Cory said. "It also gives us a lot of momentum going into the weekend." UNLV will take on Air Force Saturday morning before closing out the trip vs. Colorado State on Sunday.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#48 UNLV 7, WYOMING 0At Aztec Tennis Center, San Diego
DOUBLES: (UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Gantcheva/Marin (UNLV) def.House/Rowinski (WYO) 8-32. Dimitrova/Smith (UNLV) def.Lazar/Senko (WYO) 8-13. Treber/Mery Constanti (UNLV) def.Michelle Brown/Chien (WYO) 8-0
SINGLES: (UNLV EARNS SIX TEAM POINTS)1. #16 Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) def. Karolina Rowinski (WYO) 6-0, 6-02. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) def. Patricia Chien (WYO) 6-2, 6-43. Sharon Marin (UNLV) def. Andrea House (WYO) 6-0, 6-14. Cindy Treber (UNLV) def. Jamie Nelson (WYO) 6-3, 6-35. Claire Smith (UNLV) def. Corina Lazar (WYO) 6-7, 7-6, 1-0 (10-7)6. Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Amy Senko (WYO) 6-2, 6-1