Feb. 12, 2010

LAS VEGAS - The 39th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team took to the courts for the first time this month and shut out UC Riverside 7-0 in the first half of a scheduled doubleheader Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Lady Rebels improved to 4-2 while the Highlanders fell to 0-4.

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

The hosts did not lose even a set in singles play.

No. 50 Kristina Nedeltcheva downed Nadia Sakhakorn 6-3, 6-1 at the top of the lineup; Nives Pavlovic won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2; No. 44 Jana Albers blanked her opponent 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3; Adrienn Hidvegi won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4; Anna Maskaljun won 6-4, 6-3 at No. 5; and Rumyana Terzieva whitewashed her opponent on court six.

The Lady Rebels will complete the doubleheader with a match vs. Utah State Friday afternoon.

Women's Tennis Match ResultsUC Riverside vs UNLVFeb. 12, 2010 at Las Vegas(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
#39 UNLV 7, UC Riverside 0
Singles competition1. #50 Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Nadia Sakhakorn (UCR) 6-3, 6-12. Nives Pavlovic (UNLV) def. Donna McCullough (UCR) 6-0, 6-13. #44 Jana Albers (UNLV) def. Angelique Corpuz (UCR) 6-0, 6-04. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) def. Roxanne Plata (UCR) 6-0, 6-15. Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Natalie McKay (UCR) 6-4, 6-36. Rumyana Terzieva (UNLV) def. Ayana Simmons (UCR) 6-0, 6-0
Doubles competition1. Nedeltcheva/Albers (UNLV) def. Plata/Corpuz (UCR) 8-42. Alisa Razina/Maskaljun (UNLV) def. McCullough/Sakhakorn (UCR) 8-23. Pavlovic/Hidvegi (UNLV) def. McKay/Taylor Raney (UCR) 8-4