Friday, March 8
Las Vegas, Nevada
10:30 AM
University of Nevada Las Vegas
4
vs
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Michigan State
UNLV Holds Off Michigan State To Stay Perfect At Home
3/8/2019 4:17:00 PM | Women's Tennis
LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's tennis team won doubles play and then did just enough in singles on Friday to remain undefeated at home this season with a 4-3 victory over Michigan State in what was the first meeting between the programs.
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Playing through a mostly cold and sometimes blustery day at the Fertitta Tennis Complex, even leaving the courts at one point for a brief rain delay, the Rebels improved to 9-4 overall and 7-0 in Las Vegas. The Spartans of the Big Ten Conference saw their four-match winning streak snapped in falling to 9-5.
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The hosts started strong by taking the top two doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. That included 49th-ranked Aiwen Zhu and En-Pei Huang winning at the top of the lineup.
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In singles, the Spartans picked up two quick straight-setters before the Rebels got wins on courts two, three and then six to win it. The final match came at the top and saw a rare home loss by 91st-ranked Zhu. The senior won the first set vs. Samantha Memije but ended up falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to drop to 20-6 overall.
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REBEL OF THE MATCH: Freshman Alex Kalachova teamed with Samantha Li to win 6-3 in doubles and then rallied in singles to earn the team clincher on court six, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 over Nicole Stephens.
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NET NOTES: En-Pei Huang won her ninth straight singles match to improve to 18-6 overall as a junior … Huang and Zhu's 6-2 win in doubles was the duo's eighth consecutive victory … Zhu lost a dual match on her home courts for the first time this season.
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QUOTABLE: "Great win today for our team. Our doubles were better today and we found a way to grind out the three singles matches we needed to get it done."
-UNLV Head Coach Kevin Cory
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NEXT FOR THE REBELS:Â UNLV gets right back on the courts Saturday when it hosts No. 42 San Diego starting with doubles play at 10 a.m. Admission is free of charge.
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Women's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, MICHIGAN STATE 3
March 8, 2019, at Las Vegas, NV
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
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 Singles competitionÂ
1. Samantha Memije (MSU) def. #91 Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Izumi Asano (UNLV) def. Lauren Lemonds (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Maja Pietrowicz (MSU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Davina Nguyen (MSU) def. Samantha Li (UNLV) 6-1, 6-1
5. Emily Metcalf (MSU) def. Connie Li (UNLV) 6-2, 6-0
6. Alex Kalachova (UNLV) def. Nicole Stephens (MSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
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 Doubles competitionÂ
1. #49 Aiwen Zhu/En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Maja Pietrowicz/Emily Metcalf (MSU) 6-2
2. Samantha Li/Alex Kalachova (UNLV) def. Samantha Memije/Nicole Stephens (MSU) 6-3
3. Lauren Lemonds/Davina Nguyen (MSU) def. Izumi Asano/Connie Li (UNLV) 6-0
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Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,5,3,6,1)
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Playing through a mostly cold and sometimes blustery day at the Fertitta Tennis Complex, even leaving the courts at one point for a brief rain delay, the Rebels improved to 9-4 overall and 7-0 in Las Vegas. The Spartans of the Big Ten Conference saw their four-match winning streak snapped in falling to 9-5.
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The hosts started strong by taking the top two doubles matches for a 1-0 lead. That included 49th-ranked Aiwen Zhu and En-Pei Huang winning at the top of the lineup.
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In singles, the Spartans picked up two quick straight-setters before the Rebels got wins on courts two, three and then six to win it. The final match came at the top and saw a rare home loss by 91st-ranked Zhu. The senior won the first set vs. Samantha Memije but ended up falling 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 to drop to 20-6 overall.
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REBEL OF THE MATCH: Freshman Alex Kalachova teamed with Samantha Li to win 6-3 in doubles and then rallied in singles to earn the team clincher on court six, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 over Nicole Stephens.
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NET NOTES: En-Pei Huang won her ninth straight singles match to improve to 18-6 overall as a junior … Huang and Zhu's 6-2 win in doubles was the duo's eighth consecutive victory … Zhu lost a dual match on her home courts for the first time this season.
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QUOTABLE: "Great win today for our team. Our doubles were better today and we found a way to grind out the three singles matches we needed to get it done."
-UNLV Head Coach Kevin Cory
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NEXT FOR THE REBELS:Â UNLV gets right back on the courts Saturday when it hosts No. 42 San Diego starting with doubles play at 10 a.m. Admission is free of charge.
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Women's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, MICHIGAN STATE 3
March 8, 2019, at Las Vegas, NV
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
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 Singles competitionÂ
1. Samantha Memije (MSU) def. #91 Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
2. Izumi Asano (UNLV) def. Lauren Lemonds (MSU) 6-1, 6-2
3. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Maja Pietrowicz (MSU) 6-2, 6-3
4. Davina Nguyen (MSU) def. Samantha Li (UNLV) 6-1, 6-1
5. Emily Metcalf (MSU) def. Connie Li (UNLV) 6-2, 6-0
6. Alex Kalachova (UNLV) def. Nicole Stephens (MSU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
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 Doubles competitionÂ
1. #49 Aiwen Zhu/En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Maja Pietrowicz/Emily Metcalf (MSU) 6-2
2. Samantha Li/Alex Kalachova (UNLV) def. Samantha Memije/Nicole Stephens (MSU) 6-3
3. Lauren Lemonds/Davina Nguyen (MSU) def. Izumi Asano/Connie Li (UNLV) 6-0
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Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (4,2,5,3,6,1)
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