LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's tennis team opened its dual-match schedule with a 6-1 win over Weber State on an overcast Friday morning at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
 
The victory was the first in the career of first-year head coach Tetiana Luzhanska, who was elevated to the top job after six years as assistant coach for the league's winningest program under now-retired Kevin Cory.
 
The Rebels flew through doubles play in 28 minutes, barely allowing a point. Cindy Hu and Coco Zhao won 6-0 at No. 2 and then Hanna Vinahradava and Nikol Mircheva clinched with a 6-1 victory at the top of the lineup.
 
In singles play, five of six Rebels did not lose a set, including a default on court six that made the score 2-0. Veronica Kliuch downed Cindy Li, 6-4, 6-1, at No. 2; Zhao won 6-1, 6-0, over Jessica Hill at No. 3; Mircheva defeated Savannah Johnson, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 4; and Kaho Oyama got by Aleks Bozinovska, 6-4, 6-2, at the fifth spot.
 
REBEL OF THE MATCH: Senior Coco Zhao did not lose a game in doubles and was the first off the courts in singles with a quick sweep.
 
QUOTABLE: "It feels great to get my first official win. I am very happy with how the team competed today and look forward to the rest of the weekend matches."
-UNLV Head Coach Tania Luzhanska
 
UP NEXT: UNLV will be right back on the courts Saturday vs. Oral Roberts starting at 10 a.m. All matches at Fertitta Tennis Complex are free of charge.
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
UNLV 6, WEBER STATE 1
Jan. 31, 2025, at Las Vegas
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. Sydney Schnell (WSU) def. Cindy Hu (UNLV) 6-1, 7-6 (7-1)
2. Veronica Kliuch (UNLV) def. Cindy Li (WSU) 6-4, 6-1
3. Coco Zhao (UNLV) def. Jessica Hill (WSU) 6-1, 6-0
4. Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) def. Savannah Johnson (WSU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Kaho Oyama (UNLV) def. Aleks Bozinovska (WSU) 6-4, 6-2
6. Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLV) won by default
 
Doubles competition
1. Hanna Vinahradava/Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) def. Aleks Bozinovska/Jessica Hill (WSU) 6-1
2. Cindy Hu/Coco Zhao (UNLV) def. Sydney Schnell/Alicia Morales (WSU) 6-0
3. Kaho Oyama/Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLV) vs. Savannah Johnson/Cindy Li (WSU) 5-1, unfinished
 
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (6,3,2,5,4,1)