Feb. 20, 2009

LAS VEGAS - The 49th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team played its first match this month and shut out Illinois State 7-0 in the first of a doubleheader for the Lady Rebels on Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

UNLV did not lose a set in improving to 4-2 on the year while the Redbirds fell to 2-3.

The hosts earned the doubles point by sweeping the three courts. Kristina Nedeltcheva and Katy Williams won 8-5 at the top spot, Alisa Razina and Anna Maskaljun won 8-4 at No. 2 and Nikol Dimitrova and Rumyana Terzieva teamed up to win 8-2 at No. 3.

Nedeltcheva swept Julia Zubkova at the top singles position, 6-2, 6-2, and Dimitrova won in straight sets at No. 2 over Franziska Steinhardt. Williams won 6-3, 6-3 on court three, Maskaljun won at No. 4 7-5, 6-1, Hidvegi won at No. 5, 6-1, 6-1 and Terzieva won 6-2, 6-4 on court six.

UNLV plays Utah State on Friday afternoon and then hosts UC Riverside on Sunday beginning at 10 a.m.

#49 UNLV 7, Illinois State 0Feb 20, 2009 at Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
Singles1. #117 Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Julia Zubkova (ILLST) 6-2, 6-22. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) def. Franziska Steinhardt (ILLST) 6-2, 6-23. Katy Williams (UNLV) def. Natalia Lech (ILLST) 6-3, 6-34. Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Tanja Hrovatic (ILLST) 7-5, 6-15. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) def. Carmen Peters (ILLST) 6-1, 6-16. Rumyana Terzieva (UNLV) def. Hannah Esker (ILLST) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles1. Nedeltcheva/Williams (UNLV) def. Zubkova/Steinhardt (ILLST) 8-52. Razina/Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Lech/Hrovatic (ILLST) 8-43. Dimitrova/Terzieva (UNLV) def. Peters/Esker (ILLST) 8-2