Albuquerque, N.M. (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV's final entries still alive in the main draw, singles players Carol Yang and Paola Artiga were eliminated in Saturday's quarterfinal and semifinal action at the 2016 USTA/Intercollegiate Tennis Association Mountain Region Championships being played at New Mexico's McKinnon Family Tennis Stadium.

In singles quarterfinals Paola Artiga, seeded 17-32, lost to sixth-seeded Claudia Herrero of Nevada, 6-3, 6-4; while top-seeded and 103rd-ranked Yang beat tenth-seeded Bianca Mok of Denver in a three-set marathon, 2-6, 7-4(4), 6-1 to advance to semifinal action. However, Yang's run at regionals ended after losing to Herrero in another three-set thriller 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Members from 16 western teams are facing off as individuals through Sunday each day in both singles and doubles. This is one of 24 USTA/ITA Regional Championships for NCAA Division I men and women taking place over these middle two weekends of October at campuses throughout the country. The singles and doubles champions will advance to the 2016 USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, taking place November 3-6, at the indoor facilities at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, located in Flushing, N.Y.

ITA MOUNTAIN REGION WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

UNLV RESULTS

Albuquerque, NM

Oct. 15, 2016

MAIN DRAW

Singles Quarterfinals
(6) Claudia Herrero (Nev.)def. (17-32) Paola Artiga (UNLV)6-3,6-4 (1) #103 Carol Yang (UNLV) def. (10) Bianca Mok (DU) 2-6, 7-4(4),6-1
Singles Semifinals(6) Claudia Herrero (Nev.) def. (1) #103 Carol Yang (UNLV) 4-6, 6-2,6-3
Added Matches(7) Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Alexia Petrovic (Utah) 6-0, 5-7,1-0 (11-9)Ana Batiri (Idaho) def. Cristina Moroi (UNLV) 6-4, 6-2Jena Cheng (Utah) def. Mercedes Lopez(UNLV) 6-1, 6-4Brianna Turley (Utah) def. (13) Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0(10-3)Hanneke Lodewijks (NAU) def. Jovana Kenic (UNLV) 5-7, 6-4, 1-0(10-3)