LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The 69th-ranked UNLV women's tennis team got off to a hot start in doubles but saw No. 43 San Diego State storm back in singles to hand the hosts their first Mountain West loss of the season, 4-2, on Thursday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
 
The Rebels saw their 10-match win streak snapped in falling to 13-3 and 6-1 in the league while the Aztecs improved to 14-3 and 6-1.
 
In doubles play, the teams traded wins at the top and bottom of the lineup, including UNLV's Hudson Hawkins and Nikol Mircheva upsetting No. 57 Jo-Yee Chan and Vessa Turler, 6-1, at the first position. All eyes then moved to court two where Eszter Kis-Czako and Veronika Kliuch fought off Jayna Clemens and Ninon Martinache, 6-4, to clinch the team point.
 
In singles, the visitors won the first set on five of six courts. Mircheva, however, made it 2-0 after downing Martinache, 6-3, 3-0 retired, at No. 2 to improve to 17-6 overall, including 12-2 in dual matches this season. SDSU swept the bottom three matches without much trouble and then finished things on court three with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Hudson Hawkins. With the match decided, the battle at the top of the lineup between Kliuch and Chan was halted all tied up in the third set.
 
UP NEXT: UNLV hosts No. 70 Grand Canyon on Saturday with doubles play at 10 a.m. Admission to all matches at the Fertitta Tennis Complex is free of charge.
 
Women's Tennis Match Results
#43 SAN DIEGO STATE 4, #69 UNLV 2
April 2, 2026, at Las Vegas, NV
(Fertitta Tennis Complex)

Singles competition
1. Veronika Kliuch (UNLVWT) vs. Jo-Yee Chan (SDSU) 3-6, 6-2, 2-2, unfinished
2. Nikol Mircheva (UNLVWT) def. Ninon Martinache (SDSU) 6-3, 3-0, retired
3. Gloria Alogo (SDSU) def. Hudson Hawkins (UNLVWT) 7-6 (7-4), 6-2
4. Jayna Clemens (SDSU) def. Eszter Kis-Czako (UNLVWT) 6-3, 6-1
5. Vesa Gjinaj (SDSU) def. Adi Bitton (UNLVWT) 6-1, 6-2
6. Teja Tirunelveli (SDSU) def. Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLVWT) 6-4, 6-3
 
Doubles competition
1. Hudson Hawkins/Nikol Mircheva (UNLVWT) def. #57 Jo-Yee Chan/Vessa Turley (SDSU) 6-1
2. Eszter Kis-Czako/Veronika Kliuch (UNLVWT) def. Jayna Clemens/Ninon Martinache (SDSU) 6-4
3. Liisa Varul/Gloria Alogo (SDSU) def. Adi Bitton/Sofiia Sokolvak (UNLVWT) 6-0
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (2,6,4,5,3)