Women's Tennis Takes Two, Stays Perfect At Home - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

Saturday, February 16

Las Vegas, Nevada

10:00 AM

University of Nevada Las Vegas

New Mexico State

Photo by: UNLV creative services

2/16/2019 5:51:00 PM | Women's Tennis

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's tennis squad has yet to allow an opponent to score a team point at home this season after taking another pair of 4-0 matches at the Fertitta Tennis Complex on Saturday.

The Rebels improved to 7-2 overall and 5-0 at home after downing New Mexico State in the morning match and UC Riverside later in the day. UNLV has not allowed a team point since downing Lamar 6-1 in Texas on February 2.

Against the Aggies Saturday, UNLV won two of three doubles matches to earn a 1-0 lead and then took the first three completed singles matches to quickly end it.

After a two-hour rain delay in the afternoon, the Rebels and Highlanders started with singles play and the hosts won four straight-setters to close things out. Doubles were not played.

REBEL OF THE DAY: Aiwen Zhu, ranked 81^st in the nation, went a combined 3-0 on the day, including one doubles victory with partner En-Pei Huang.

QUOTABLE: "We did a good job closing out sets against two good teams today. We are looking forward to our first Mountain West match tomorrow."
-UNLV Head Coach Kevin Cory

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will face its first conference opponent of the season Sunday when the Rebels host Colorado State starting with doubles play at 10 a.m. Admission to all home matches is free of charge.

Women's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, NEW MEXICO STATE 0
Feb. 16, 2019, at Las Vegas, NV
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)

Singles competition -
1. #81 Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Keijzerwaard,Rebecca (NMSU) 6-2, 6-2
2. Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) vs. Harlas, Lindsay (NMSU) 6-1, 3-2, unfinished
3. #118 Izumi Asano (UNLV) vs. Challa, Harsha (NMSU) 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
4. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Rubio, Yadira (NMSU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Connie Li (UNLV) vs. Kalaga, Gavi (NMSU) 4-6, 6-0, unfinished
6. Samantha Li (UNLV) def. Gavino, Chloe (NMSU) 6-4, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Aiwen Zhu/En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Challa, Harsha/Kalaga, Gavi (NMSU) 6-2
2. Connie Li/Izumi Asano (UNLV) def. Keijzerwaard,Rebecca/Harlas, Lindsay (NMSU) 7-5
3. Gavino, Chloe/Rubio, Yadira (NMSU) def. Alex Kalachova/Samantha Li (UNLV) 6-3

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,1,6)

UNLV 4, UC RIVERSIDE 0
Feb. 16, 2019, at Las Vegas, NV
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. #81 Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Lindsey Gelinas (UCR) 6-0, 6-1
2. Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) def. Tia Elpusan (UCR) 6-1, 6-1
3. #118 Izumi Asano (UNLV) vs. Mahli Silpachai (UCR) 6-3, 4-4, unfinished
4. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) vs. Natalie Shamma (UCR) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
5. Connie Li (UNLV) def. Hanh Pham (UCR) 6-3, 6-2
6. Alex Kalachova (UNLV) def. Sara Khattab (UCR) 6-2, 6-1

Doubles competition - NOT PLAYED

Order of finish: Singles (2,1,6,5)