March 12, 2008

LAS VEGAS - In the first-ever meeting between the two programs, the 42nd-ranked UNLV women's tennis team lost 7-0 to No. 16 Florida State at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on Wednesday.

The Lady Rebels, who are currently competing without their No. 2 doubles/No. 3 singles player Katy Williams because of injury, fell to 8-4 overall on the season while the surging Seminoles improved to 11-2.

FSU began the afternoon by taking a hotly contested doubles point for a 1-0 lead. UNLV's lone win came at the top spot where Elena Gantcheva and Kristina Nedeltcheva won 8-0.

In a match that was much closer than the final score indicated, half of the singles lineup went to three sets but the visitors took all of them.

In a battle of ranked players at the top, No. 73 Lauren Macfarlane used a super-tiebreaker to upset No. 28 Gantcheva 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7). Also losing in three sets was Anna Maskaljun at No. 4, 4-6, 6-1, 7-5, and Sharon Marin on court six, 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6).

UNLV will now look to rebound when it hosts No. 38 Virginia Commonwealth on Friday beginning with doubles at 10 a.m. Admission is free of charge.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#16 FLORIDA STATE 7, #42 UNLV 0At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
DOUBLES: (FSU EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Rynarzewska/Rybakova (FSU) 8-02. Wente/Macfarlane (FSU) def. Marin/Dimitrova (UNLV) 8-53. Walter/Suess (FSU) def. Alisa Razina/Maskaljun (UNLV) 8-6
SINGLES: (FSU EARNS SIX TEAM POINTS)1. #73 Lauren Macfarlane (FSU) def. #28 Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)2. #31 Katie Rybakova (FSU) def. Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) 6-3, 6-33. #104 Carolin Walter (FSU) def. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) 6-2, 6-14. Jessica Wente (FSU) def. Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) 4-6, 6-1, 7-55. Ania Rynarzewska (FSU) def. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) 7-5, 6-46. Federica Suess (FSU) def. Sharon Marin (UNLV) 6-7, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)