University of Nevada Las Vegas
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Women's Tennis Falls To No. 40 Florida International
3/3/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
March 3, 2017
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The 46th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team suffered its third straight loss, 5-2, to No. 40 Florida International on Friday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
The Rebels fell to 6-4, while the Panthers improved to 8-1.
FIU opened the morning by taking the doubles point with wins on courts one and two.
In singles, No. 31 Carol Yang (18-5) took the first set on court one, however, No. 34 Andrea Lazaro came out victorious with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win. UNLV got on the board when Aiwen Zhu (13-4) defeated Maryna Veksler 6-1, 6-3 at No. 2 and Anna Bogoslavets (9-4) downed Mina Markovic 6-1, 6-2 on court three.
Due to expected winds in the Las Vegas valley on Sunday, UNLV will now face UC Riverside on Saturday starting with doubles at 10 a.m. PT at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. The Rebels will still attempt to play Colorado State on Sunday at the scheduled time of 10 a.m. Admission to all UNLV home matches is free of charge.
Women's Tennis Match ResultsFIU Panthers vs UNLVMar 3, 2017 at Las Vegas, NV(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
#40 FIU Panthers 5, #46 UNLV 2
Singles competition1. #34 Andrea Lazaro (FIU) def. #31 Carol Yang (UNLV) 4-6, 6-3, 6-12. Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Maryna Veksler (FIU) 6-1, 6-33. Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) def. Mina Markovic (FIU) 6-1, 6-24. Nina Nagode (FIU) def. Paola Artiga (UNLV) 6-4, 4-6, 6-45. Ulyana Grib (FIU) def. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) 6-3, 6-06. Nerma Caluk (FIU) def. Jovana Kenic (UNLV) 1-6, 7-6, 6-3
Doubles competition 1. Andrea Lazaro/Nina Nagode (FIU) def. Carol Yang/Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) 6-32. Maryna Veksler/Ulyana Grib (FIU) def. En-Pei Huang/Cristina Moroi (UNLV) 6-13. Paola Artiga/Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) vs. Mina Markovic/Gabriela Ferreira (FIU) unfinished
Match Notes:FIU Panthers 8-1; National ranking #40UNLV 6-4; National ranking #46Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (5,2,3,1,4,6)
