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TEMPE, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) - For the second day in a row the UNLV women's tennis team allowed its opponent to open the match by winning the doubles point and for the second day in a row it cost the Rebels an overall victory as they fell 4-2 Saturday to Gonzaga.

Playing a neutral-site affair on the campus of Arizona State, UNLV saw its record drop to 3-3 while the Bulldogs improved to 2-1.

While the Rebels were leading at the top court, Gonzaga grabbed the momentum by taking the first two completed doubles matches.

Moving to singles, UNLV tied it with a win at the bottom of the lineup but eventually fell behind 3-2 with two matches remaining. The Rebels were a few points from victory in one of those must-haves but lost the other in three sets on court four to end things.

REBEL OF THE MATCH: Sophomore En-Pei Huang was headed to victory in doubles play before her match was halted but then was able to hold off Nevada Apollo 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 at the third singles position to give her team its second point.

QUOTABLE: "We lost another close one today and Gonzaga really came out ready to play. We are looking forward to getting back home after two straight tough weekends traveling."

-UNLV head coach Kevin Cory

NET NOTES: Aiwen Zhu nearly suffered her first loss of 2018 at the No. 1 spot in singles but rallied to win a second-set tiebreaker against Sophie Whittle and was leading 5-2 in the third set before it was halted. The junior remains 5-0 this season and 15-1 all-time at that position.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: After four straight matches away from home, UNLV returns to stage a doubleheader Saturday vs. Youngstown State starting at 10 a.m. and then UC Riverside at 2 p.m. Admission to all matches is free of charge.

Women's Tennis Match ResultsGONZAGA 4, UNLV 2Feb 03, 2018 at Whiteman Tennis Center(Tempe, AZ)
 Singles competition 1. Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) vs. Sophie Whittle (GONZ) 4-6, 7-6, 5-2, unfinished2. Graciela Rosas (GONZ) def. Izumi Asano (UNLV) 6-3, 1-6, 6-13. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Nevada Apollo (GONZ) 6-3, 3-6, 6-04. Haruna Tsuruta (GONZ) def. Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) 6-3, 5-7, 6-15. Domonique Garley (GONZ) def. Samantha Li (UNLV) 7-6, 7-66. Juliet Zhang (UNLV) def. Alex Bourguignon (GONZ) 6-2, 6-1
 Doubles competition 1. En-Pei Huang/Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) vs. Sophie Whittle/Graciela Rosas (GONZ) 5-4, unfinished2. Domonique Garley/Katie Ketels (GONZ) def. Anna Bogoslavets/Samantha Li (UNLV) 6-23. Nevada Apollo/Ashleigh Jacobs (GONZ) def. Jovana Kenic/Mercedes Lopez (UNLV) 6-3