Feb. 16, 2014

Box Score

MALIBU, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) - The 60th-ranked but short-handed UNLV women's tennis team lost by the score of 6-1 for the second straight outing, this time at the hands of No. 25 Arizona State on Sunday in a neutral-site match at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center.

The Sun Devils improved their record to 7-2 while the Lady Rebels fell to 3-4.

ASU quickly won the first two completed doubles matches to earn a 1-0 lead.

Moving to singles, UNLV's only point came on court six where freshman Paola Artiga defeated Gussie O'Sullivan when the ASU player retired in the second set. In a battle of ranked players at the top of the lineup, No. 73 Stephanie Vlad upset No. 36 Lucia Batta 6-4, 6-1. The Sun Devils also won both matches that extended to a third-set super-tiebreaker.

Next up, UNLV will open a long homestand when it hosts Loyola Marymount on Feb. 28.

UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#25 ARIZONA STATE 6, #60 UNLV 1Feb. 16, 2014, at Malibu, CA(Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center)
Singles competition1.  #73 Stephanie Vlad (ASU) def. #36 Lucia Batta (UNLV) 6-4, 6-12. Desirae Krawczyk (ASU) def. Santa Shumilina (UNLV) 6-1, 6-03. Leighann Sahagun (ASU) def. Iren Kotseva (UNLV) 6-3, 3-6, 1-0 (11-9)4. Kassidy Jump (ASU) def. Kamelia Dimitrova (UNLV) 6-2, 6-15. Joanna Smith (ASU) def. Anett Ferenczi-Bako (UNLV) 4-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-5)6. Paola Artiga (UNLV) def. Gussie O'Sullivan (ASU) 4-6, 3-2 retired
Doubles competition1. Desirae Krawczyk/Kassidy Jump (ASU) vs. Lucia Batta/Santa Shumilina (UNLV) DNF2. Joanna Smith/Leighann Sahagun (ASU) def. Iren Kotseva/Paola Artiga (UNLV) 8-33. Ebony Panoho/Stephanie Vlad (ASU) def. Anett Ferenczi-Bako/Kamelia Dimitrova (UNLV) 8-3