Sept. 19, 2006
LAS VEGAS - No less than 12 of the 22 teams on the UNLV women's tennis 2007 schedule were ranked at the end of last season, including defending NCAA champion Stanford.
"Once again this season we have a very challenging schedule," UNLV eighth-year head coach Kevin Cory said. "We are willing to put it on the line against top teams in the country year after year and 2007 is no different."
After a pair of individual tournaments in California in October, the team hosts the annual Freeman Memorial Invitational on Jan. 12-14, 2007. A collection of singles and doubles players from top programs such as Stanford, Florida, USC, UCLA, Arizona State, Georgia Tech and Miami will battle UNLV's contingent leading into the dual-match season.
The Lady Rebels will make only one road trip during their non-conference schedule, visiting UCLA (ranked 16th last year) and then Pepperdine (14th) in early March. Coming to play at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on campus this season are programs such as Fresno State (20th), Long Beach State (26th), Florida International (35), San Diego (55th) and Furman (64th). The highlight of the impressive slate, however, will be a home match vs. No. 1 Stanford on March 28 as part of UNLV's senior day.
The Mountain West Conference schedule opens March 23 vs. Wyoming. Also coming to Las Vegas are Colorado State and Air Force. UNLV will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on New Mexico and TCU and then close out the regular-season April 13-15 in San Diego vs. Utah, BYU and San Diego State.
The MWC Championship will be held this spring on the campus of Air Force from April 25-28. The NCAA regionals are scheduled for May 11-13 and the round of 16 and individual national tournaments will take place at the University of Georgia from May 17-28.
2006-07 UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME (PT)Oct. 1-7 at Riviera/ITA All-American Pacific Palisades, CA All DayOct. 18-22 at ITA Regional San Diego, CA All DayNov. 2-5 at ITA Indoor Nationals Columbus, OH TBAJan. 12-14 FREEMAN MEMORIAL Las Vegas All Day UNLV, Stanford, Florida, USC, UCLA, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, MiamiJan. 26 NEW MEXICO STATE Las Vegas 1 pmJan. 27 PACIFIC Las Vegas 10 amJan. 28 WEBER STATE Las Vegas 10 amFeb. 10 UC RIVERSIDE Las Vegas 10 amFeb. 23 LONG BEACH STATE Las Vegas 1 pmFeb. 24 FRESNO STATE Las Vegas 10 amFeb. 25 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL Las Vegas 10 amMarch 2 FURMAN Las Vegas 1 pmMarch 3 SAN DIEGO Las Vegas 10 amMarch 4 BOSTON COLLEGE Las Vegas 10 amMarch 7 at UCLA Los Angeles, CA TBAMarch 9 at Pepperdine Malibu, CA 1:30 pmMarch 21 OKLAHOMA Las Vegas 2 pmMarch 23 WYOMING* Las Vegas 1 pmMarch 24 COLORADO STATE* Las Vegas 1 pmMarch 25 AIR FORCE* Las Vegas 10 amMarch 28 STANFORD Las Vegas 2 pmMarch 31 vs. New Mexico* Fort Worth, TX TBAApril 1 at TCU* Fort Worth, TX TBAApril 13 vs. Utah* San Diego, CA TBAApril 14 vs. BYU* San Diego, CA TBAApril 15 at San Diego State* San Diego, CA TBAApril 25-28 MWC Championship Colorado Springs TBAMay 11-13 NCAA Regional TBA TBAMay 17-20 NCAA Round of 16 Athens, GA TBAMay 21-28 NCAA Indiv. Tournament Athens, GA All Day
*Mountain West Conference Match
Home matches played at Fertitta Tennis Complex
