Women's Tennis | 3/6/2016 7:24:00 PM
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The Texas State women's tennis team suffered a 5-0 loss against UNLV on Sunday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
Texas State's lone victory on Sunday came in doubles play when
Katy Collins and
Ammaarah Tim combined for a 6-0 shutout against Cristina Moroi and Mercedes Lopez in the No. 3 match. The victory gives Collins seven victories in doubles matches this season and that ranks second among team leaders.
UNLV won the other two doubles matches to capture the team point. First,
Yadira Rubio and
Ana Perez fell 6-1 against Aiwen Zhu and Iren Kotseva in the No. 1 match, while
Eva Dench and
Pippa Carr suffered a 6-3 loss against Carol Zi Yang and Paola Artiga on court 2.
The Rebels also had four victories in singles matches. Tim suffered a 6-1, 6-1 loss against Kotseva on court six, while Rubio suffered a 6-2, 6-2 setback against Artiga on court 3.
UNLV clinched the victory when Collins suffered a 6-3, 6-2 loss versus Anna Bogoslavets in the No. 4 match. Sunday's final decision came on court two where Carr suffered a 7-5, 6-0 loss against No. 61-ranked Yang.
The loss drops Texas State's record to 4-8 while UNLV improves to 12-0 this season.
The Bobcats will play their next match against I-35 rival UTSA next Friday, March 11, at the UTSA Tennis Center with doubles matches beginning at 4 p.m.
UNLV 5, Texas State 0March 6, 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada(Fertitta Tennis Complex) Singles competition 1. Aiwen Zhu (UNLV) vs.
Eva Dench (TXST) DNF
2. #61 Carol Zi Yang (UNLV) def.
Pippa Carr (TXST) 7-5, 6-0
3. Paola Artiga (UNLV) def.
Yadira Rubio (TXST) 6-2, 6-2
4. Anna Bogoslavets (UNLV) def.
Katy Collins (TXST) 6-3, 6-2
5. Reka Szentes (UNLV) vs.
Ana Perez (UNLV) DNF
6. Iren Kotseva (UNLV) def.
Ammaarah Tim (TXST) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles competition 1 Aiwen Zhu/Iren Kotseva (UNLV) def.
Yadira Rubio/
Ana Perez (TXST) 6-1
2. Carol Zi Yang/Paola Artiga (UNLV) def.
Eva Dench/
Pippa Carr (TXST) 6-3
3.
Katy Collins/
Ammaarah Tim (TXST) def. Cristina Moroi/Mercedes Lopez (UNLV) 6-0
Match Notes:Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,3,4,2)