Jan. 26, 2007

LAS VEGAS - The 48th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team opened its 2007 dual-match season by not losing a set in a 7-0 victory over visiting New Mexico State at a sun-splashed Fertitta Tennis Complex on Friday.

The Lady Rebels opened the morning by winning all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 team lead.

In singles play, All-American Elena Gantcheva evened her junior record at 2-2 with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Zeljka Juricek at the top spot. Nikol Dimitrova won 6-3, 6-3 over Nicole Fintell at No. 2; freshman Kristina Nedeltcheva breezed by Anne Fagegaltier 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3; senior Claire Smith fought off Paulina Zuniga 7-5, 6-2 at No. 4; Linda Tempelfelde defeated Aleska Costa at the fifth position 6-2, 6-2; and rookie Alisa Razina won her collegiate debut, 6-1, 7-5, over Estelle Guillaumond on court six.

UNLV continues its opening weekend by taking on former Big West Conference rival Pacific on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#48 UNLV 7, NEW MEXICO STATE 0At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
DOUBLES: (UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Juricek/Fintell (NMSU) 8-22. Dimitrova/Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Fagegaltier/Guillaumond (NMSU) 8-53. Smith/Razina (UNLV) def. Zuniga/Costa (NMSU) 8-2
SINGLES: (UNLV EARNS SIX TEAM POINTS)1. Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) def. Zeljka Juricek (NMSU) 6-2, 6-32. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) def. Nicole Fintell (NMSU) 6-3, 6-33. Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Anne Fagegaltier (NMSU) 6-1, 6-24. Claire Smith (UNLV) def. Paulina Zuniga (NMSU) 7-5, 6-25. Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Aleska Costa (NMSU) 6-2, 6-26. Alisa Razina (UNLV) def. Estelle Guillaumond (NMSU) 6-1, 7-5