April 3, 2015 Box Score
SAN JOSE, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV women's tennis team played its first road match since January on Friday and fell 6-1 at the hands of No. 55 San Jose State at the Spartan Tennis Courts.
The Rebels dropped to 6-12 overall and 1-1 in the Mountain West Conference while the Spartans improved to 11-6 and 2-1.
UNLV actually took a 1-0 lead by taking two of three doubles matches. Iren Kotseva and Alexis Garrett got by Julianna Bacelar and Abbie Pahz, 7-5, at the No. 3 spot before Annett Ferenczi-Bako and Mercedes Lopez Valez clinched it with a 6-4 win over Marie Klocker and Gaelle Rey at the top of the lineup.
The hosts, however, went on to sweep six singles matches despite three of them going a full three sets.
UNLV will return to action on Tuesday when it hosts Southern Utah starting with doubles at 10 a.m. Admission is free of charge.
UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS RESULTS#55 SAN JOSE STATE 6, UNLV 1April 3, 2015, at San Jose, CA(Spartan Tennis Courts)
Singles competition 1. Sybille Gauvain (SJSU) def. Santa Shumilina (UNLV) 6-0, 6-02. Marie Klocker (SJSU) def. Anett Ferenczi-Bako (UNLV) 7-5, 6-13. Gaelle Rey (SJSU) def. Iren Kotseva (UNLV) 5-7, 6-2, 6-24. Malin Cubukcu (SJSU) def. Paola Artiga (UNLV) 6-0, 4-6, 7-65. Julianna Bacelar (SJSU) def. Mercedes Lopez Valez (UNLV) 6-0, 3-6, 6-16. Abbie Pahz (SJSU) def. Bojana Petrovic (UNLV) 6-0, 6-2
Doubles competition 1. Anett Ferenczi-Bako/Mercedes Lopez Valez (UNLV) def. Marie Klocker/Gaelle Rey (SJSU) 6-42. Malin Cubukcu/Sybille Gauvain (SJSU) def. Santa Shumilina/Paola Artiga (UNLV) 6-43. Iren Kotseva/Alexis Garrett (UNLV) def. Julianna Bacelar/Abbie Pahz (SJSU) 7-5Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,6,2,5,3,4)