Jan. 25, 2014

Box Score

BERKELEY, Calif. - The 50th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team dropped to 0-2 on the year after falling 4-0 to No. 66 Santa Clara in Saturday's consolation round of the sixth annual Intercollegiate Tennis Association Kick-Off Weekend tournament in Berkeley, Calif.

UNLV, which was playing without its No. 2 player, opened the morning by dropping both completed doubles matches to fall behind 1-0. In singles, the Broncos quickly clinched it with three straight-set victories and the three remaining matches were halted.

In a battle of ranked players at the top of the lineup, No. 35 Katie Le swept No. 29 Lucia Batta 6-3, 6-2 to hand the Lady Rebel senior a rare loss. In fact, it marked Batta's first loss in a dual match since May 23, 2012.

Next up, UNLV will open its home schedule by hosting New Mexico State on Feb. 7 at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. Doubles begin at 10 a.m. and admission is free of charge.

2014 ITA KICK-OFF WEEKENDUNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#66 SANTA CLARA 4, #50 UNLV 0Jan. 25, 2014At Hellman Tennis Complex (Berkeley, Calif.)
Singles competition1. #35 Katie Le (SC) def. Lucia Batta (UNLV) 6-3, 6-22. Chelby Cooke (SC) def. Anett Ferenczi-Bako (UNLV) 6-2, 6-03. Santa Shumilina (UNLV) vs. Daniella Silva (SC) unfinished4. Delphine Rouvillois (SC) def. Iren Kotseva (UNLV) 6-3, 6-35. Paola Artiga (UNLV) vs. Stephanie Skaras (SC) unfinished6. Kamelia Dimitrova (UNLV) vs. Nikki Wolny (SC) unfinished
Doubles competition 1. Katie Le/Daniella Silva (SC) def. Lucia Batta/Santa Shumilina (UNLV) 6-22. Chelby Cooke/Delphine Rouvillois (SC) def. Anett Ferenczi-Bako/Paola Artiga (UNLV) 6-13. Kamelia Dimitrova/Iren Kotseva (UNLV) vs. Nikki Wolny/Stephanie Skaras (SC) unfinished
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (12,4)