Feb. 5, 2016 Box Score
IRVINE, Calif. (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV women's tennis team won big on the road after downing No. 74 UC Irvine 6-1 Friday.
The Rebels improved to 4-0 while the Anteaters fell to 1-3.
UNLV won two doubles matches to secure the team point. Carol Zi Yang and Aiwen Zhu downed Sarah Gong and Mazy Watrous 6-3 at the top position while Iren Kotseva and Paola Artiga defeated Cassidy Branstine and Stephanie Hazell 6-2 at the third spot.
In singles, the Rebels swept five matches, including one that went to a super tiebreaker.
Zhu swept Gong 6-2, 6-1 at No. 1; Yang beat Watrous 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2; Artiga defeated Vivien Dvali 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 (10-6) at No. 3; Anna Bogoslavets downed Hazell, 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4; and Reka Szentes outlasted Andrea Duva 4-6, 7-6, 1-0 (10-3) on court six.
The Rebels will return to the Fertitta Tennis complex on February 13 and are set to host dual-matches against Idaho, Youngstown State, and Southern Utah, starting with doubles play at 10 a.m. Admission to all UNLV home matches is free of charge.
Women's Tennis Match ResultsUNLV 6, #74 UC Irvine 1Feb. 5, 2016, at Irvine, Ca.(Lloyd Ross grandstands)
Singles competition 1. Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Sarah Gong (UCI) 6-2, 6-12. Carol Zi Yang (UNLV) def. Mazy Watrous (UCI) 6-1, 6-03. Paola Artiga (UNLV) def. Vivien Dvali (UCI) 6-2, 6-7, 1-0(10-6)4. Anna Bogoslavets(UNLV) def. Stephanie Hazell (UCI) 6-4, 6-25. Cassidy Branstine (UCI) def. Cristina Moroi (UNLV) 6-4, 1-6, 4-4 (7-5)6. Reka Szentes (UNLV) def. Andrea Duva (UCI) 4-6, 7-6, 1-0(10-3)
Doubles competition 1. Carol Zi Yang/Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Sarah Gong/Mazy Watrous (UCI) 6-32.Vivien Dvali/Andrea Duva(UCI) def. Cristina Moroi/Reka Szentes (UNLV) 6-23. Iren Kotseva/Paola Artiga (UNLV) def. Cassidy Branstine/Stephanie Hazell (UCI) 6-2