Jan. 23, 2010

LAS VEGAS - The 41st-ranked UNLV women's tennis team closed out a doubleheader sweep Saturday afternoon with a 7-0 win over Weber State at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Lady Rebels improved to 3-0 while the Wildcats fell to 0-3.

UNLV began by taking all three doubles matches to earn a 1-0 lead.

In singles, only one Lady Rebel allowed their opponent to win more than two games in any set.

No. 50 Kristina Nedeltcheva downed Keya Jenkins 6-1, 6-2 at the top of the lineup; Nives Pavlovic won 6-4, 6-0 at No. 2; No. 44 Jana Albers blanked her opponent 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3; as did Adrienn Hidvegi at No. 4; Rumyana Terzieva won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 5; and Ella Bourchier, making her dual-match debut, won by the same score on court six.

Next up for UNLV is the second annual ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament, which will pit the Lady Rebels against 12th-ranked UCLA on Friday beginning at 1 p.m.

WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#41 UNLV 7, WEBER STATE 0Jan. 23, 2010, at Las Vegas (Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Doubles competition 1. Nedeltcheva/Albers (UNLV) def. Drugge/Elsje Beneke (WSU) 8-32. Hidvegi/Pavlovic (UNLV) def. Adamson/Jenkins (WSU) 8-33. Bourchier/Terzieva (UNLV) def. Moore/Mullen (WSU) 8-4
Singles competition 1. #50 Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Keya Jenkins (WSU) 6-1, 6-22. Nives Pavlovic (UNLV) def. Brittiny Moore (WSU) 6-4, 6-03. #44 Jana Albers (UNLV) def. Caroine Drugge (WSU) 6-0, 6-04. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) def. Kassia Adamson (WSU) 6-0, 6-05. Rumyana Terzieva (UNLV) def. Alyssia Pyne (WSU) 6-1, 6-16. Ella Bourchier (UNLV) def. Markay Mullen (WSU) 6-1, 6-1