Women's Tennis

Women's Tennis Nearly Sweeps Titles At Home Invite

Nov. 12, 2017

Results

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - UNLV closed its fall schedule in style -- winning the main draw championship in every singles flight and coming one match-point short of taking both doubles crowns Sunday as the host school completed a dominating weekend at the Rebel Tennis Women's Invitational.

Joining the Rebels at the Fertitta Tennis Complex were competitors from Texas A&M, Purdue, North Carolina State, Arizona and Grand Canyon.

"It was great to see the girls come out and compete so well against some of the top programs in the country this weekend," said UNLV head coach Kevin Cory. "Winning all five flights in singles is a tremendous accomplishment. We also beat some really good teams in doubles. It's certainly an encouraging way to end the fall season and we look forward to getting back to work in January."

The Flight One singles final saw Aiwen Zhu, ranked 83rd in the nation, down Macca Olivares of Texas A&M, 6-3, 6-4. En-Pei Huang needed two tiebreakers to take her Flight Two championship, 7-6, 7-6, over Amanda Rebol of North Carolina State. Earlier in the day, Zhu and Huang teamed up to take the top doubles crown, 8-1, over Eva Paalma and Domenica Gonzalez of Texas A&M, 8-1.

Also, Izumi Asano rallied to win Flight Three, 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 over Taylor Bridges of NCSU while Juliet Zhang eased by the Wolfpack's Tayla Stenta, 6-3, 6-1 to take Flight Four. UNLV's Mercedes Lopez won Flight Five for her program earlier in the weekend.

UNLV will next be in action when it hosts the annual Freeman Memorial Championships Jan. 12-14, 2018.

2017 REBEL TENNIS WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL
Sunday Results
MAIN DRAW
FLIGHT ONE SINGLES FINAL

#83 Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Macca Olivares (TAMU) 6-3, 6-4
CONSOLATION
Bianca Moldovan (NCSU) def. Alex Sabe (PURDUE) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4Adriana Reami (NCSU) def. Devin Chyphya (AZ) 6-4, 7-5Martina Lo Pumo (GCU) def. Eva Paalma (TAMU) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
FLIGHT TWO SINGLES FINAL
En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Amanda Rebol (NCSU) 7-6, 7-6
CONSOLATION
Dorthea Faa Hviding (TAMU) def. Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) 6-3, 6-3Ena Babic (PURDUE) def. Camila Westbrooks (AZ) 4-6, 7-6, 6-2Julia Ivascu (TAMU) def. Celina Buhr (GCU) 6-4, 6-4
FLIGHT THREE SINGLES FINAL
Izumi Asano (UNLV) def. Taylor Bridges (NCSU) 4-6, 7-6, 6-4
CONSOLATION
Gitte Heynemans (AZ) def. Emilia Occhipinti (GCU) 6-1, 7-5Riley McQuaid (TAMU) def. Samantha Li (UNLV) 6-0, 6-2Lana Rinaldi (GCU) vs. Amina Mukhametshina (PURDUE) DNP
FLIGHT FOUR SINGLES FINAL
Juliet Zhang (UNLV) def. Tayla Stenta (NCSU) 6-3, 6-1
CONSOLATION
Zala Dovnik (PURDUE) def. Sophia Thomas (AZ) 6-4, 7-6Mercedes Lopez (UNLV) def. Mya Etienne (GCU) 6-1, 6-2Lana Rinaldi (GCU) def. Margo Taylor (TAMU) 6-1, 6-1Jovana Kenic (UNLV) def. Kylie Waschuk (GCU) 6-1, 6-2
ADDITIONAL MATCH FROM SATURDAY
Jovana Kenic (UNLV) def. Autumn Prudhomme (GCU) 6-3, 6-0
FLIGHT ONE DOUBLES FINAL
Zhu/Huang (UNLV) def. Paalma/Gonzales (TAMU) 8-1
CONSOLATION
Reami/Rebel (NCSU) def. Ivascu/McQuaid (TAMU) 8-3Chypyha/Westbrooks (AZ) def. Bridges/Moldovan (NCSU) 8-4Babic/Sabe (PURDUE) def. Lo Pumo/Buhr (GCU) 8-2
FLIGHT TWO DOUBLES FINAL
Rinaldi/Occhipinti (GCU) def. Zhang/Asano (UNLV) 8-7 (6)
CONSOLATION
Heynemans/Thomas (AZ) def. Faa Hviding/Taylor (TAMU) 8-7Dovnik/Calkins (PURDUE) def. Li/Bogoslavets (UNLV) 8-7Kenic/Lopez (UNLV) def. Etienne/Prudhome (GCU) 8-2
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Players Mentioned

Izumi Asano

Izumi Asano

5' 5"
Freshman
HS
Anna Bogoslavets

Anna Bogoslavets

5' 8"
Junior
2L
Jovana Kenic

Jovana Kenic

5' 5"
Junior
1L
Samantha Li

Samantha Li

5' 9"
Sophomore
HS
Juliet Zhang

Juliet Zhang

5' 7"
Freshman
HS
En-Pei Huang

En-Pei Huang

5' 4"
Freshman
HS
Aiwen Zhu

Aiwen Zhu

5' 7"
Freshman
HS

Players Mentioned

Izumi Asano

Izumi Asano

5' 5"
Freshman
HS
Anna Bogoslavets

Anna Bogoslavets

5' 8"
Junior
2L
Jovana Kenic

Jovana Kenic

5' 5"
Junior
1L
Samantha Li

Samantha Li

5' 9"
Sophomore
HS
Juliet Zhang

Juliet Zhang

5' 7"
Freshman
HS
En-Pei Huang

En-Pei Huang

5' 4"
Freshman
HS
Aiwen Zhu

Aiwen Zhu

5' 7"
Freshman
HS