Sept. 21, 2011

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Players from a total of seven schools will be here this weekend to take part in the annual UNLV Women's Tennis Fall Invitational at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on campus Friday through Sunday. That event will kick off the Lady Rebels' 2011-12 schedule, which was released by the school on Wednesday.

Joining the Lady Rebels in the individual tournament will be competitors from Ole Miss, Utah, Long Beach State, New Mexico State, Northern Arizona and Florida Gulf Coast.

Featuring four flights of singles and four flights of doubles, all matches are free and open to the public. The host Lady Rebels will field seven singles players and three doubles teams.

2011 UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS FALL INVITATIONAL
FRIDAY-Play begins at 10 a.m. PTSingles Round of 16Singles Quarterfinals
SATURDAY-Play begins at 10 a.m. PTDoubles QuarterfinalsDoubles SemifinalsSingles Semifinals
SUNDAY-Play begins at 10 a.m. PTDoubles FinalsSingles Finals

The tournament is the first of three individual events for the UNLV women this fall before the defending Mountain West Champions tackle a full slate of dual matches beginning in January.

"We have a great schedule this year, as we play some of the top teams in all of college tennis," UNLV 13th-year head coach Kevin Cory said. "We will have a young but very talented team to take on these opponents this fall and in the spring."

The fall lineup includes for the second straight year time hosting the USTA ITA Mountain Regional at the Fertitta Tennis Complex from Oct. 12-16. The program also hosts the annual Freeman Memorial Invitational on Jan. 13-15, 2012. It is there that a collection of singles and doubles players from top programs Stanford, Florida, Duke, USC, UCLA, Arizona State, North Carolina and Oregon are scheduled to battle UNLV's contingent.

The dual-match campaign gets underway by hosting New Mexico State on January 20. After the opening weekend, the Lady Rebels, who finished last season ranked 38th, will travel to Berkeley, Calif., for the ITA Kickoff Weekend tournament. The fourth-year, 64-team event will have host sites around the nation and UNLV will be paired first with host California before taking on either Washington or San Diego the following day.

The non-conference dual-match schedule is highlighted by a visit from national powerhouse Stanford on March 28. Also visiting Fertitta this season will be nationally ranked programs such as Long Beach State (Feb. 25), VCU (March 15) and Tennessee (March 21).

The Lady Rebels will open league play with a match vs. Wyoming on March 24 in San Diego, followed by a contest vs. Colorado State the next day. New Mexico visits on March 31 before UNLV travels to Colorado Springs to face Air Force (April 7) and MW newcomer Boise State (April 8). The regular season ends on April 14 with a Senior Day matchup with rival San Diego State.

San Diego will be this year's site of the MW Championships from April 26-29. The NCAA regionals are scheduled for May 11-13 and the round of 16 and individual national tournaments will take place in Athens, Ga, from May 16-28.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS 2011-12 SCHEDULE
DATE            OPPONENT                SITE             TIMESept. 23-25     UNLV INVITATIONAL       Las Vegas        All Day                UNLV, Ole Miss, Utah, Long Beach State, NMSU, NAU, Florida Gulf CoastOct. 1-9        Riviera All-American    P. Palisades, CA All DayOct. 12-16      USTA ITA REGIONAL       Las Vegas        All DayJan. 13-15      FREEMAN MEMORIAL        Las Vegas        All Day                UNLV, Stanford, Duke, Florida, North Carolina, USC, UCLA, Arizona State, OregonJan. 20         NEW MEXICO STATE        Las Vegas        10 amJan. 21         PACIFIC                 Las Vegas        10 amJan. 21         WEBER STATE             Las Vegas        2 pmJan. 27         vs. California#         Berkeley, CA     TBAJan. 28         vs. Washington or USD#  Berkeley, CA     TBAFeb. 17         UTAH STATE              Las Vegas        10 amFeb. 19         UC RIVERSIDE            Las Vegas        10 amFeb. 24         UTAH                    Las Vegas        10 amFeb. 25         LONG BEACH STATE        Las Vegas        10 amFeb. 26         TEXAS TECH              Las Vegas        10 amMarch 2         NEVADA, RENO            Las Vegas        10 amMarch 2         NORTHERN ARIZONA        Las Vegas        2 pmMarch 15        VCU                     Las Vegas        10 amMarch 16        FRESNO STATE            Las Vegas        10 amMarch 21        TENNESSEE               Las Vegas        10 amMarch 24        vs. Wyoming*            San Diego        10 amMarch 25        vs. Colorado State*     San Diego        10 amMarch 28        STANFORD                Las Vegas        10 amMarch 31        NEW MEXICO*             Las Vegas        10 amApril 7         at Air Force*           Colo. Springs    10 amApril 8         vs. Boise State*        Colo. Springs    10 amApril 14        SAN DIEGO STATE*        Las Vegas        10 amApril 26-29     MW Championships        San Diego        TBAMay 11-13       NCAA Regionals          TBA              TBAMay 16-28       NCAA Championships      Athens, GA       TBA#ITA Kick-Off Weekend Playoff*Mountain West Match