LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV's contingent turned in a sizzling 9-1 combined mark to kick off the program's tournament schedule Friday at the Women's Tennis Fall Invitational inside the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
 
Joining the Rebels this weekend are competitors from Long Beach State, NAU, San Jose State and Southern Utah.
 
Leading the way in singles was UNLV's 49^th-ranked senior Aiwen Zhu, who downed NAU's Hanneke Lodewijks, 7-6, 6-2, in the top flight.
 
In Flight Two, En-Pei Huang won 7-5, 6-2 over Jana Weiss of SUU and Isumi Asano swept Dominique Meyer of Long Beach State 6-1, 6-3. In Flight Three, Samantha Li doubled up Charity Sagaio of SUU 6-3, 6-3 and Anna Bogoslavets whitewashed Eirene Granville of NAU 6-0, 6-0. Down in Flight Five, Alex Kalachova won her Rebel debut by blanking Alex Nigo of SUU 6-0, 6-0.
 
The hosts also won all three of their doubles matches on opening day.
 
Action resumes at 10 a.m. Saturday and all matches are free of charge.
 
2018 UNLV WOMEN'S TENNIS FALL INVITATIONAL
 
FLIGHT ONE SINGLES
Zara Lennon (LBSU) def. Mathilda Vidgren (SJSU) 6-4, 6-1
#49 Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Hanneke Lodewijks (NAU) 7-6, 6-2
Natalia Munoz (LBSU) def. Ghita Nassik (SUU) 5-2 retired
Chiara Tomasetti (NAU) def. Tamara Culibrk (SJSU) 6-3, 6-2
 
FLIGHT TWO SINGLES
Sadaf Sadeghvaziri (LBSU) def. Savannah Sendar (SJSU) 6-3, 6-0
En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Jana Weiss (SUU) 7-5, 6-2
Ellie Millard (NAU) def. Zoe Tanti (SUU) 6-2, 6-2
Isumi Asano (UNLV) def. Dominique Meyer (LBSU) 6-1, 6-3
 
FLIGHT THREE SINGLES
Samantha Li (UNLV) def. Charity Sagaio (SUU) 6-3, 6-3
Madi Moore (NAU) def. Emma Bardet (LBSU) 6-3, 6-4
Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) def. Eirene Granville (NAU) 6-0, 6-0
Lalita Devarakonda (LBSU) def. Miyo Kobayashi (SJSU) 6-7, 6-4, 6-0
 
FLIGHT FOUR SINGLES
Wiktoria Rutkowska (LBSU) def. Jessica Stefan (SUU) 6-0, 6-3
Alba Predrero Galindo (SJSU) def. Adrianna Sosnowska (NAU) 6-4, 7-6
Daniela Cozzi (SUU) def. Laura Malsert (SJSU) by walkover
Emilie Haakansson (NAU) def. Jovana Kenic (UNLV) 6-3, 2-6, 6-0
 
FLIGHT FIVE SINGLES
Kristina Baran (SJSU) BYE
Cora Lynn von Dungern (NAU) BYE
Alex Kalachova (UNLV) def. Alex Nigo (SUU) 6-0, 6-0
Carlota Casasampere (LBSU) BYE
 
FLIGHT ONE DOUBLES
Sendar/Kobayashi (SJSU) def. Nassik/Weiss (SUU) 8-5
Lodewijks/Tomasetti (NAU) def. Devarakonda/Lennon (LBSU) 8-1
Munoz/Meyer (LBSU) def. Culbrk/Vidgren (SJSU) 8-4
#37 Zhu/Huang (UNLV) def. Sosnowska/Millard (NAU) 8-3
 
FLIGHT TWO DOUBLES
Bogoslavets/Kalachova (UNLV) def. Pedrero Galindo/Baran (SJSU) 8-1
Haakansson/von Dungern (NAU) def. Stefan/Cozzi (SUU) 6-0
Sadeghvaziri/Bardet (LBSU) def. Haakansson/von Dungern (NAU) 6-3
Asano/Li (UNLV) def. Sagiao/Tanti (SUU) 8-5
Casasampere/Rutkowska (LBSU) def. Granville/Moore (NAU) 8-6