BOISE, Idaho (UNLVRebels.com) – Forced to play indoors all weekend because of bad weather in Idaho, the UNLV women's tennis team shook off yesterday's loss to blank Utah State 4-0 on Sunday in a neutral-site matchup at Boise State's Boas Tennis Center.
The Rebels improved to 11-2 overall and 3-1 in the Mountain West while the Aggies fell to 5-9 and 0-4.
UNLV emerged from a battle in doubles play to earn a 1-0 lead.
Cindy Hu and
Coco Zhao breezed, 6-1, at the second position but after falling at the top of the lineup, the Rebels took a 7-5 clincher on court three thanks to
Zita Kovacs and
Nina Zdravkovic.
In singles, UNLV picked up a trio of straight-set wins to close things. Kovacs won 6-2, 6-4 over Lisa Kung at No. 2; Hu downed Magdalena Nunez, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 4; and Zhao swept Eugenio De Hilario, 6-3, 6-3, on court five.
UP NEXT: UNLV will continue on the road with a rare visit to Wyoming on Friday at 9 am PT.
Women's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, UTAH STATE 0
April 2, 2023, at Boise, ID
(Boas Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Zeynep Naz Ozturk (USU) vs.
Molly Helgesson (UNLV) 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
2.
Zita Kovacs (UNLV) def. Lisa Kung (USU) 6-2, 6-4
3. Monique Burton (USU) vs.
Salsa Aher (UNLV) 6-3, 3-4, unfinished
4.
Cindy Hu (UNLV) def. Magdalena Nunez (USU) 6-4, 6-2
5.
Coco Zhao (UNLV) def. Eugenio De Hilario (USU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Annaliese County (USU) vs.
Aura Fang (UNLV) 6-3, 5-5, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. Monique Burton/Lisa Kung (USU) def.
Salsa Aher/
Molly Helgesson (UNLV) 6-4
2.
Cindy Hu/
Coco Zhao (UNLV) def. Sidnee Lavatai/Zeynep Naz Ozturk (USU) 6-1
3.
Zita Kovacs/
Nina Zdravkovic (UNLV) def. Annaliese County/Magdalena Nunez (USU) 7-5
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (2,4,5)