Jan. 21, 2011

LAS VEGAS - The 29th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team shook off a rough start to knock off New Mexico State 5-2 to open the dual-match season at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on Friday.

The Lady Rebels (1-0) opened the morning by losing a tough doubles point as the Aggies (0-1) won on courts one and three. UNLV's only win came at No. 2 where 58th-ranked Jana Albers and Adrienn Hidvegi won 8-6 over Jodie Williams and Manon Sylvain.

It was a different story in singles play, however, as UNLV did not lose a set. NMSU got its lone singles point when Hidvegi retired despite winning the first set in a tie-breaker.

Scoring for the hosts were Nives Pavlovic 6-2, 6-1, at the top of the lineup; Albers at No. 2, 6-3, 6-1; Anna Maskaljun at No. 4, 6-0, 6-2; Rumyana Terzieva at No. 5, 6-1, 6-2; and Ella Bourchier on court six, 6-4, 6-3.

The UNLV women are right back on the courts Saturday vs. Weber State with doubles play beginning at 10 a.m. Admission is free of charge.

Women's Tennis Match Results#29 UNLV 5, New Mexico State 2Jan. 21, 2011 at Las Vegas(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition1. Nives Pavlovic (UNLV) def. Isabela Kulaif (NMSU) 6-2, 6-12. Jana Albers (UNLV) def. Manon Sylvain (NMSU) 6-3, 6-13. Ginet Pinero (NMSU) def. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) 6-7, 1-0, retired4. Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Annemieke Witte (NMSU) 6-0, 6-25. Rumyana Terzieva (UNLV) def. Natalia Salum (NMSU) 6-1, 6-26. Ella Bourchier (UNLV) def. Jodie Williams (NMSU) 6-4, 6-3
Doubles competition1. Annemieke Witte/Isabela Kulaif (NMSU) def. Nives Pavlovic/Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) 8-52. #58 Jana Albers/Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) def. Jodie Williams/Manon Sylvain (NMSU) 8-63. Natalia Salum/Ros-Polly Nguyen (NMSU) def. Ella Bourchier/Rumyana Terzieva (UNLV) 9-7
Match Notes:New Mexico State 0-1UNLV 1-0; National ranking #29Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,2,5,4,3,6)