April 1, 2011

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The 52nd-ranked UNLV women's tennis team opened its Mountain West Conference schedule with a 6-1 win over No. 68 Wyoming on a hot and sunny Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Lady Rebels, who were in action for the first time since March 16, improved to 12-4 overall while the Cowgirls dropped to 10-5 (0-2).

Wyoming actually opened the morning by winning two of three doubles matches to earn a 1-0 lead. UNLV's only victory came at the No. 2 spot where Lucia Batta and Anna Maskaljun won 8-2.

In singles play, the hosts rallied in a big way, winning every match, including five in straight sets.

Batta, ranked 110th, swept Veronica Popovici 6-1, 6-3 at the top of the lineup; Aleksandra Josifoska downed Alexandra Kovacs 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2; Nives Pavlovic defeated Simona Synkova 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3; Adrienn Hidvegi downed Rebecca Berger 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4; Jana Albers won a super-tiebreaker over Kim van Ginkel on court five, 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4); and Maskaljun defeated Carly Van Hollen 7-5, 6-1 at the sixth spot.

UNLV is back on the courts tomorrow when it hosts Colorado State starting with doubles play at 10 a.m.

Women's Tennis Match Results#52 UNLV 6, #68 WYOMING 1April 1, 2011, at Las Vegas(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition 1. #110 Lucia Batta (UNLV) def. Veronica Popovici (WYO) 6-1, 6-32. Aleksandra Josifoska (UNLV) def. Alexandra Kovacs (WYO) 6-0, 6-23. Nives Pavlovic (UNLV) def. Simona Synkova (WYO) 6-1, 6-24. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) def. Rebecca Berger (WYO) 6-4, 6-25. Jana Albers (UNLV) def. Kim van Ginkel (WYO) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-4)6. Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Carly Van Hollen (WYO) 7-5, 6-1
Doubles competition1. Simona Synkova/Kim van Ginkel (WYO) def. Nives Pavlovic/Aleksandra Josifoska (UNLV) 8-62. Lucia Batta/Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Alexandra Kovacs/Rebecca Berger (WYO) 8-23. Carly Van Hollen/Veronica Popovici (WYO) def. Adrienn Hidvegi/Jana Albers (UNLV) 8-3