LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's tennis team opened by winning doubles play but saw visiting Colorado State rally in singles for a 4-2 victory on a hot Saturday afternoon at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
The Rebels dropped to 13-4 overall and 3-2 in the Mountain West while the Rams improved to 10-6 and 4-1.
The hosts took both completed doubles matches to grab a 1-0 lead but the visitors won both three-set matches in singles to help earn the needed four points. The only Rebel to record a singles win was
Salsa Aher on court five, 6-0, 6-3 over Sarah Weekley.
NEXT FOR THE REBELS: UNLV closes out its home slate by celebrating Senior Day on Sunday vs. Wyoming at 1 p.m Admission to all matches is free of charge.
Women's Tennis Match Results
COLORADO STATE 4, UNLV 2
April 9, 2022, at Las Vegas, NV
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)
Singles competition
1. Somer Dalla-Bona (CSU) def.
Molly Helgesson (UNLV) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
2. Radka Buzkova (CSU) def.
Zita Kovacs (UNLV) 6-1, 6-1
3. Sarka Richterova (CSU) def.
Izumi Asano (UNLV) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
4.
Cindy Hu (UNLV) vs. Lucia Natal (CSU) 6-3, 6-6, unfinished
5.
Salsa Aher (UNLV) def. Sarah Weekley (CSU) 6-0, 6-3
6. Anastasiia Kotsyuba (CSU) def. CoCo Zhao (UNLV) 6-2, 7-5
Doubles competition
1.
Molly Helgesson/
Zita Kovacs (UNLV) vs. Somer Dalla-Bona/Sarka Richterova (CSU) 5-4, unfinished
2.
Cindy Hu/
Izumi Asano (UNLV) def. Matea Mihaljevic/Radka Buzkova (CSU) 6-3
3.
Aura Fang/CoCo Zhao (UNLV) def. Sarah Weekley/Tracy Guo (CSU) 6-2
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,5,6,1,3)