Jan. 27, 2013

Results

BERKELEY, Calif. - The 51st-ranked UNLV women's tennis team opened its 2013 dual-match season by losing to No. 41 Saint Mary's, 5-2, Sunday in the first round of the fifth annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend tournament.

Playing as part of the Berkeley, Calif., site, the Lady Rebels started out strong by taking two of three doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. Lucia Batta and Nives Pavlovic downed Catherine Isip and Elizabeth Searl 8-5 at the No. 1 position and Aleksandra Josifoska and Iren Kotseva doubled up Jade Frampton and Danielle Flores at the second spot.

In singles, UNLV's only victory came at No. 2 when Batta swept Isip 6-2, 6-1. The Gaels (1-0) eventually clinched it at the top of the lineup when 64th-ranked Jenny Jullien outlasted No. 20 Josifoska, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

The Lady Rebels now move into the consolation match Monday starting at 10 a.m. vs. No. 59 Fresno State. The Bulldogs fell 4-0 to the host Golden Bears earlier in the day.

2013 ITA KICK-OFF WEEKENDUNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#41 SAINT MARY'S 5, #51 UNLV 2Jan. 27, 2013At Hellman Tennis Complex (Berkeley, Calif.)
Singles Competition1. #64 Jenny Jullien (SMC) def. #20 Aleksandra Josifoska (UNLV) 4-6, 6-2, 6-32. Lucia Batta (UNLV) def. Catherine Isip (SMC) 6-2, 6-13. Danielle Flores (SMC) def. Nives Pavlovic (UNLV) 7-5, 6-24. Jade Frampton (SMC) def. Janine Erasmus (UNLV) 6-2, 3-6, 6-15. Catherine Leduc (SMC) def. Iren Kotseva (UNLV) 6-4, 6-36. Audrey Leitz (SMC) def. Ella Bourchier (UNLV) 6-2, 6-4
Doubles Competition1. Batta/Pavlovic (UNLV) def. Isip/Elizabeth Searl (SMC) 8-52. Josifoska/Kotseva (UNLV) def. Frampton/Flores (SMC) 8-43. Jullien/Leitz (SMC) def. Erasmus/Anett Ferenczi-Bako (UNLV) 8-0