Feb. 9, 2007

LAS VEGAS - The 40th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team posted its fourth consecutive 7-0 shutout, this time over UC Riverside on a beautiful Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

In action for the first time in 12 days, the Lady Rebels did not lose a set while improving to 4-0 while the Highlanders fell to 2-2 on the young season.

UNLV began the morning by sweeping three doubles matches for one team point. In singles play, All-American Elena Gantcheva defeated Erynne Oki at the top spot 6-4, 6-3 to notch her fifth straight victory.

Kristina Nedeltcheva won 6-2, 6-2 over H.R. Espiritu at No. 2; senior Claire Smith moved up in the lineup and got by Donna McCullough 7-6, 6-1 at No. 3 to improve to 9-2 overall; Linda Tempelfelde downed Yasaman Sakhakorn 6-2, 6-2 at No. 4; freshman Alisa Razina improved to 4-0 in her career with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Roxanne Plant at No. 5; and Sharon Marin made her season debut by blanking Alexandra Khoury 6-0, 6-0 on court six.

The Lady Rebels next host Southern Utah on Saturday beginning at 12 p.m.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#40 UNLV 7, UC RIVERSIDE 0At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
DOUBLES: (UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Oki/McCullough (UCR) 8-42. Razina/Smith (UNLV) def. Espiritu/Plata (UCR) 8-33. Mery Contstanti/Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Eri Yoshimoto/Catrisha Cabanilla (UCR) 8-4
SINGLES: (UNLV EARNS SIX TEAM POINTS)1. Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) def. Erynne Oki (UCR) 6-4, 6-32. Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. H.R. Espiritu (UCR) 6-2, 6-23. Claire Smith (UNLV) def. Donna McCullough (UCR) 7-6, 6-14. Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Yasaman Sakhakorn (UCR) 6-2, 6-25. Alisa Razina (UNLV) def. Roxanne Plata (UCR) 6-1, 6-16. Sharon Marin (UNLV) def. Alexandra Khoury (UCR) 6-0, 6-0