RENO (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV women's tennis team sprinted to a 1-0 lead after dominating doubles play but then could not complete the upset up north, falling 4-2 to in-state rival and 61st-ranked UNR Friday at the McArthur Tennis Center.
 
As part of the Silver State Series presented by America First Credit Union, the Rebels dropped to 13-5 and 4-2 in Mountain West play while the Wolf Pack improved to 14-2 overall, 5-1 the league and remained perfect at home this season. UNR won this rivalry match for only the fourth time since the first season of the MW back in 2000.
 
UNLV rolled through doubles to start the day. Cindy Hu and Coco Zhao won 6-0 at the second position before Kaho Oyama and Sofiia Sokolvak clinched with a 6-2 win on court three. The visitors also led 4-1 at the top spot when the match was halted.
 
In singles, the hosts rallied, taking a trio of quick straight-setters to build a 3-1 lead. Nikol Mircheva won her match over Wiem Boubaker at No. 4, 7-5, 6-1, to keep the Rebels alive. However, Kennedy Robinson outlasted Oyama at the fifth spot, 7-6 (5), 6-3, to end it as Zhao was just a game from victory in her match when it was halted at No. 3.
 
UP NEXT: UNLV continues on the road with a visit Sunday to Fresno State starting with doubles at 11 a.m.  
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
#61 UNR 4, UNLV 2
April 4, 2025, at Reno, NV
(McArthur Tennis Center)

Singles competition
1. Charrier, Amahee (UNR) def. Cindy Hu (UNLV) 6-4, 6-4
2. Foerster, Marlene (UNR) def. Veronika Kliuch (UNLV) 6-4, 6-2
3. Guerbert, Lou-Anne (UNR) vs. Coco Zhao (UNLV) 2-6, 6-4, 5-6, unfinished
4. Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) def. Boubaker, Wiem (UNR) 7-5, 6-1
5. Robinson, Kennedy (UNR) def. Kaho Oyama (UNLV) 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
6. Janigova, Petra (UNR) def. Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLV) 6-4, 6-3

 Doubles competition
1. Charrier, Amahee/Robinson, Kennedy (UNR) vs. Hanna Vinahradava/Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) 1-4, unfinished
2. Coco Zhao/Cindy Hu (UNLV) def. Costache, Silvia/Foerster, Marlene (UNR) 6-0
3. Sofiia Sokolvak/Kaho Oyama (UNLV) def. Janigova, Petra/Boubaker, Wiem (UNR) 6-2

Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (2,6,1,4,5)