Women's Tennis Downed By Toreros - University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics

TEMPE, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's tennis team continued its grueling early-season schedule by falling 4-0 to San Diego on Saturday in a neutral-site match played at Whiteman Tennis Center on the campus of Arizona State.

The Rebels fell to 0-3 while the Toreros improved to 2-3.

UNLV was competitive in doubles play, quickly taking the top match before USD claimed the point with wins on courts 2-3. In singles, the Toreros posted a trio of 6-2, 6-2 victories to end things.

REBEL OF THE MATCH: Izumi Asano teamed with En-Pei Huang for a 6-0 win at the No. 1 doubles position and then was headed to three sets in singles against 39th-ranked Solymar Colling when the match was halted.

NEXT FOR THE REBELS: It doesn't get any easier for UNLV, which will complete its road trip by taking on 14th-ranked Arizona State on Super Bowl Sunday starting at 11 a.m. PT.

Women's Tennis Match Results
SAN DIEGO 4, UNLV 0
Feb. 1, 2020, at Tempe, AZ
(Whiteman Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Izumi Asano (UNLV) vs. #39 Solymar Colling (USD) 4-6, 5-2, unfinished
2. Gemma Garcia (USD) def. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2
3. Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) def. Connie Li (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2
4. Sam Smith (UNLV) vs. Maria Tyrina (USD) 3-6, 4-5, unfinished
5. Helena Francati (USD) def. Olivia Elliott (UNLV) 6-2, 6-2
6. Samantha Li (UNLV) vs. Daniela Morales (USD) 6-3, 4-1, unfinished

Doubles competition
1. #28 En-Pei Huang/Izumi Asano (UNLV) def. Solymar Colling/Maria Tyrina (USD) 6-0
2. Helena Francati/Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) def. Samantha Li/Olivia Elliott (UNLV) 6-2
3. Daniela Morales/Gemma Garcia (USD) def. Connie Li/Sam Smith (UNLV) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (2,3,5)

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Players Mentioned

Izumi Asano

Olivia Elliott

En-Pei Huang

Connie Li

Samantha Li

Sam Smith

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