TUCSON, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's tennis team saw its seven-match winning streak snapped in a 4-3 loss to BYU Saturday.
 
Playing a neutral-site affair at the Robson Tennis Center at the University of Arizona, the Rebels fell to 8-3 while the Cougars of the West Coast Conference improved to 5-3.
 
UNLV started out strong, winning the doubles point by taking both completed matches. However, BYU won four singles matches – all in straight sets – to clinch the team victory.
 
REBEL OF THE DAY: Aiwen Zhu, ranked 84^th in the nation in singles, got past Anastasia Abramyan at the top of the lineup, 6-0, 4-6, 6-2, to reach the 20-win mark (20-5) as a senior. That came soon after teaming with En-Pei Huang to win the No. 1 doubles match, 6-4.
 
QUOTABLE: "We started out playing well in doubles but then were flat in singles and the turned out to be the difference in the match."
-UNLV Head Coach Kevin Cory
 
NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will face host Arizona Sunday starting with doubles play at 10 a.m. PT.
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
BYU 4, UNLV 3
March 2, 2019, at Tucson, AZ
(Robson Tennis Center)
 
 Singles competition 
1. #84 Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) def. Anastasia Abramyan (BYU) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
2. Kate Cusick (BYU) def. Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) 6-4, 6-3
3. Polina Malykh (BYU) def. Izumi Asano (UNLV) 6-3, 6-2
4. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Samantha Smith (BYU) 7-5, 6-1
5. Madeline Almeida (BYU) def. Connie Li (UNLV) 6-4, 6-2
6. Taylah Beckman (BYU) def. Samantha Li (UNLV) 6-3, 6-4
 
 Doubles competition 
1. #42 Aiwen Zhu/En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Kate Cusick/Anastasia Abramyan (BYU) 6-4
2. Polina Malykh/Madeline Almeida (BYU) vs. Connie Li/Izumi Asano (UNLV) 5-5, unfinished
3. Anna Bogoslavets/Samantha Li (UNLV) def. Taylah Beckman/Samantha Smith (BYU) 6-1
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (3,4,2,6,5,1)