LOGAN, Utah (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's tennis team improved to 4-2 in Mountain West play with a quick 4-0 win at Utah State Friday afternoon playing outdoors at the Sports Academy & Racquet Club.
 
The Rebels upped their record to 11-6 overall while the Aggies fell to 4-13 and 1-6.
 
UNLV opened by taking the doubles point. Zita Kovacs and Hanna Vinahradava won 6-1 at the top spot while Cindy Hu and Coco Zhao clinched it with a 6-4 victory at No. 2.
 
In singles play, Salsa Aher downed Lisa Kung 6-0, 7-6, at the second position; Hu swept Laura Fernanda Eugenio De Hilario, 6-4, 6-2, at No. 3; and Nikol Mircheva doubled up Magdalena Nunez Pureco, 6-3, 6-3, at No. 5.
 
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Cindy Hu helped clinch the doubles point and then added a straight-set singles victory.  
 
UP NEXT: UNLV will head to Boise State for a 10 am PT match on Sunday.
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 4, UTAH STATE 0
April 5, 2024, at Logan, UT
(Sports Academy & Racquet Club)

Singles competition
1. OZTURK, Z. (USU) vs. Zita Kovacs (UNLV) 6-4, 4-6, unfinished
2. Salsa Aher (UNLV) def. KUNG, L. (USU) 6-0, 7-6 (7-4)
3. Cindy Hu (UNLV) def. HILARIO, L. (USU) 6-4, 6-2
4. NESPOR, I. (USU) vs. Coco Zhao (UNLV) 1-6, 6-4, 1-1, unfinished
5. Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) def. PURECO, M. (USU) 6-3, 6-3
6. KUKRETI, N. (USU) vs. Aura Fang (UNLV) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0, unfinished
 
 Doubles competition
1. Hanna Vinahradava/Zita Kovacs (UNLV) def. OZTURK, Z./HILARIO, L. (USU) 6-1
2. Coco Zhao/Cindy Hu (UNLV) def. KUNG, L./SANCHEZ, A. (USU) 6-4
3. KUKRETI, N./PURECO, M. (USU) def. Aura Fang/Salsa Aher (UNLV) 5-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (5,2,3)