Feb. 19, 2009

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV women's tennis team moved up one spot to No. 49 in this week's Campbell's ITA Rankings, which were released on Thursday.

After nearly a three-week layoff, the Lady Rebels (3-2) host three matches this weekend beginning with a doubleheader on Friday vs. Illinois State at 10 a.m., followed by Utah State. UC Riverside comes to town for a match on Sunday beginning at 10 a.m.

Top player Kristina Nedeltcheva went from unranked to No. 117 this week in the singles rankings with a 9-3 record. It is the highest the junior has been on the list since being 85th on Feb. 21, 2007.