March 7, 2015 Box Score
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV women's tennis team downed UC Riverside 6-1 Saturday after losing a 4-3 match to Northern Arizona earlier in the day at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
After the split, the Rebels' record now stands at 5-6 overall.
In the win over the Highlanders, the hosts won the two completed doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. Paola Artiga and Santa Shumilina downed Karla Dalay and Kassie Truong 6-1 at the second position while Iren Kotseva and Alexis Garrett downed Caroline Hall and Sophie El-Kara 6-2 at the third spot.
In singles, UNLV won on court 2-6. Anett Ferenczi-Bako rolled past Dulay 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2; Kotseva downed Hall 6-1, 6-4 at No. 3; Artiga swept Tamilla Vaksman 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4; Mercedes Lopez Valez whitewashed Truong 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5; and Garrett fought off El-Kara 6-4, 6-4 on court six.
The Rebels are next in action on Wednesday when they host Penn starting with doubles play at 10 a.m. Admission is free of charge.
UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTSUNLV 6, UC RIVERSIDE 1March 7, 2015, at Las Vegas(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition1. Chloe Pham (UCR) def. Santa Shumilina (UNLV) 6-3, 5-2 retired2. Anett Ferenczi-Bako (UNLV) def. Karla Dulay (UCR) 6-1, 6-03. Iren Kotseva (UNLV) def. Caroline Hall (UCR) 6-1, 6-44. Paola Artiga (UNLV) def. Tamilla Vaksman (UCR) 6-1, 6-05. Mercedes Lopez Valez (UNLV) def. Kassie Truong (UCR) 6-0, 6-06. Alexis Garrett (UNLV) def. Sophie El-Kara (UCR) 6-4, 6-4
Doubles competition1. Lopez Valez/Ferenczi-Bako (UNLV) vs. Pham/Vaksman (UCR) DNF2. Artiga/Shumilina (UNLV) def. Dulay/Truong (UCR) 6-13. Kotseva/Garrett (UNLV) def. Hall/El-Kara (UCR) 6-2
