LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's tennis team won the first of two Sunday matches, 4-0, against UTEP at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
 
The Rebels fell improved to 3-5 while the Miners fell to 3-7.
 
The hosts took a 1-0 lead in doubles play with 6-1 wins on the top and bottom of the lineup. In singles, UNLV lost only one set en route to clinching it with a trio of straight-setters.
 
REBEL OF THE MATCH: En-Pei Huang teamed up with Izumi Asano for a doubles victory that improved the 15th-ranked duo to 14-3 on the year before sprinting past Lina Sachica, 6-1, 6-0, to secure her team's first singles point on court two.
 
NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV will host Youngstown State later in the afternoon. Admission to all UNLV matches is free of charge.
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, UTEP 0
Feb. 23, 2020, at Las Vegas, NV
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
 
 Singles competition
1. Izumi Asano (UNLV) def. Vanessa Valdez (UTEP) 6-3, 6-3
2. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) def. Lina Sáchica (UTEP) 6-1, 6-0
3. Connie Li (UNLV) vs. Erandi Martinez (UTEP) 7-5, 5-1, unfinished
4. Olivia Elliott (UNLV) vs. Kathleen Percegona (UTEP) 2-6, 5-3, unfinished
5. Sam Smith (UNLV) def. Thássane Abrahim (UTEP) 7-5, 6-1
6. Samantha Li (UNLV) vs. Eve Daniels (UTEP) 6-3, 5-2, unfinished

 Doubles competition
1. #15 En-Pei Huang/Izumi Asano (UNLV) def. Kathleen Percegona/Maria Aveiga (UTEP) 6-1
2. Connie Li/Sam Smith (UNLV) vs. Vanessa Valdez/Erandi Martinez (UTEP) 3-4, unfinished
3. Samantha Li/Hsuan-Yu Lin (UNLV) def. Eve Daniels/Lina Sáchica (UTEP) 6-1

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