Nov. 14, 2015 Box Score
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - Both of UNLV's singles players lost in the main draw semifinals Saturday as part of the Rebel Tennis Women's Invitational at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. In Flight Three, Paola Artiga fell to Jessica Golovin of LSU, 6-2, 6-1, while in Flight Four, Reka Szentes lost to Mia King of TCU, 7-6, 6-2.
In doubles play, Artiga and Aiewn Zhu dropped a tough, 8-7, match against USC's team of Zoe Katz and Jessica Failla.
Zhu will play for the consolation title in Flight One on Sunday when she faces TCU's Aleksandra Zenovka. Zhu downed Idaho's Ana Batiri, 6-1, 6-3, to advance.
Joining the Rebels in the powerhouse lineup this weekend were competitors from top national programs such as USC, Baylor, TCU, LSU, Oklahoma and Texas A&M as well as ITA Mountain Region rival Idaho. Featuring four flights of singles and two flights of doubles, all matches are free and open to the public. Doubles finals start the action Sunday beginning at 10 a.m., followed by singles play.
2015 REBEL TENNIS WOMEN'S INVITATIONALNov. 14 Results
Texas A&M (TAMU) â€" Southern California (USC) â€" Baylor (BAY) â€" Texas Christian (TCU)Louisiana State (LSU) â€" Oklahoma (OKLA) â€" UNLV (UNLV) â€" Idaho (ID)
SINGLES SEMIFINALSFlight One#108 Lily Miyazaki (OKLA) def. #18 Rachel Pierson (TAMU) By Default #114 Zoe Katz (UNC) def. #25 Blair Shankle (BAY) 6-3, 6-4
ConsolationAiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Ana Batiri (ID) 6-2, 6-3Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) def. Skylar Holloway (LSU) 7-6, 6-0
Flight TwoJessica Failla (USC) def. Elizabeth Profit (BAY) 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 #31 Saska Gavrilovska (TAMU) def. Sofiko Kadzhaya (TCU) 7-6, 6-0
ConsolationRyann Foster (LSU) def. Marta Tavares (ID) 6-3, 6-1Mimi Fotopoulos (OKLA) def. Rita Bermudez (ID) 7-5, 6-4
Flight ThreeBelen Barcenilla (ID) def. Domenica Gonzalez (TAMU) 3-6, 7-5 retiredJessica Golovin (LSU) def. Paola Artiga (UNLV) 6-2, 6-1
ConsolationAlexis Pereira (TCU) ByeChristie Brigante (OKLA) def. Lucia Badillos (ID) 6-2, 6-3
Flight FourElla Taylor (LSU) def. Ines Deheeza (TAMU) 6-3, 6-1 Mia King (TCU) def. Reka Szentes (UNLV) 7-6, 6-2
ConsolationCeline Koets (ID) ByeClaire Yang (ID) def. #61 Meredith Xepoleas (USC) 6-4, 1-6, 7-5
DOUBLES SEMIFINALSFlight OneFoster/Golovin (LSU) def. Shankle/Profit (BAY) 8-5Katz/Failla (USC) def. Zhu/Artiga (UNLV) 8-7
ConsolationKing/Pereira (TCU) def. Gonzalez/Deheeza (TAMU) By DefaultMiyazaki/Fotopoulos (OKLA) def. Barcenilla/Bermudez (ID) 8-6
Flight TwoZenovka/Kadhaya (TCU) def. Batiri/Badillos (ID) 8-6