Feb. 22, 2009

LAS VEGAS - The 49th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team did not lose a set in posting three wins over the weekend, including during Sunday's 7-0 victory over UC Riverside at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Lady Rebels improved to 6-2 overall and bounced back nicely after a two-match losing skid to end the month of January.

The hosts took the doubles point by winning at all three courts. Kristina Nedeltcheva and Katy Williams won 8-2 at the top spot, Alisa Razina and Anna Maskaljun won 8-1 at No. 2 and Nikol Dimitrova and Adrienn Hidvegi teamed up for an 8-3 victory on court three.

In singles play, Nedeltcheva, ranked 117th, breezed past Erynne Oki 6-2, 6-2 at the top spot to improve to 12-3 on the season. Dimitrova won 6-3, 7-5 at No. 2, Williams won 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3, Maskaljun won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 4, Hidvegi won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5 and Rumyana Terzieva won 6-0, 6-0 on court six.

Next up, UNLV hits the road to face No. 55 Pepperdine on Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. The next home match comes vs. Boise State on March 6.

#49 UNLV 7, UC RIVERSIDE 0Feb 22, 2009 at Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
Singles1. #117 Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Erynne Oki (UCR) 6-2, 6-22. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) def. Donna McCullough (UCR) 6-3, 7-53. Katy Williams (UNLV) def. Nadia Sakhakorn (UCR) 6-3, 6-44. Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Angelique Corpuz (UCR) 6-0, 6-35. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) def. Yasaman Sakhakorn (UCR) 6-0, 6-06. Rumyana Terzieva (UNLV) def. Ayana Simmons(UCR) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles 1. Nedeltcheva/Williams (UNLV) def. Oki/Corpuz (UCR) 8-22. Alisa Razina/Maskaljun (UNLV) def. McCullough/Roxanee Plata (UCR) 8-13. Hidvegi/Dimitrova (UNLV) def. N. Sakhakorn/Y. Sakhakorn (UCR) 8-3