TEMPE, Ariz. (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men's and women's swimming and diving teams won four individual events and collected 17 top-three finishes, but ultimately dropped their season-opening dual meet to Arizona State Friday at Mona Plummer Aquatic Center.

The Rebels dropped their matchup with the defending national champion Sun Devils 217-83 on the men's side, while the Scarlet & Gray women's squad fell to ASU by a 236-64 tally.

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:

• Fifth-year senior Vika Yanovska scored a 267.45 in her 1-meter springboard victory. 
• Yanovska also reeled in a second-place finish in the 3-meter springboard (236.18), while sophomore Chelsey Dorosh finished closely behind in third (235.28).
• In the 1000 free, sophomore Ava Olson earned a second-place finish (10:01.77).
• Senior Bridget Sullivan (23.41) finished third in the 50 free, while junior Averi Webb followed closely behind in fourth (23.46).
• Continuing with the top-three finish list, Sullivan logged another third-place mark in the 100 free (50.91).
• In the 400 free relay, the team of Carlson, senior Pilar Cohen, Averi Webb and Sullivan tag teamed for a third-place time of 3:23.47.

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:

• In a 1-2-3 event sweep, sophomore Alejandro Vazquez won the 3-meter springboard (303.83), while sophomore Ronan Robinson placed second (265.05) and senior Dima Tereshchenko rounded out the group in third (258.38).
• In the 1-meter, Vazquez claimed his second victory with a score of 341.78 and Tereshchenko added a second-place finish (302.55).
• Adding another event win, graduate student Daniel Nicusan swam a first-place time of 52.22 in the 100 breast. It was the second-fastest time in program history, coming within eight-hundredths of a second of Adnan Beji's school record.
• Nicusan additionally placed second in the 200 IM (1:46.94), posting the school's seventh fastest time in the event.
• Sophomore Wikus Potgieter raced to a second-place finish in the 100 back (47.63).
• In a third-place finish, sophomore Tatsuki Inoue clocked a 1:46.84 in the 200 back.

QUOTABLE: "It was a great opportunity to race the defending national champs, and I was really happy that our student-athletes stepped up to the challenge. We had some great early season times, but still have plenty of work ahead of us to fill some holes. I'm looking forward to a great season. The divers really stepped up and took three of the four on the boards. I'm proud of what Coach Anne and her divers are doing this season. Erika (Carlson) and (Ava Olson) did a great job on the women's side, while Wikus (Potgieter) and Daniel (Nicusan) held their own against tough competition on the men's side. It was great to see some Team Top-10 times in the first meet of the year."
-UNLV Head Coach Pat Ota

UP NEXT: The Rebels will return to competition when they host Simon Fraser in their home-opening dual meet Friday-Saturday, October 18-19. 

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