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)