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UNLV, UNM Advance In MWC Women's Tennis Championship The Rebels and Lobos will play each other in one of two early matches Friday.
April 25, 2002
Provo, Utah - Two teams advance in early action on the opening day of this year's MWC Women's Tennis Championships, Thursday. No. 19 UNLV, the two seed in the championships, beat Colorado State 4-0 in the first of two early morning matches. The Rebels took the early 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point. In singles it was all UNLV as they won the next three singles matches in straight sets. First off the court was the Rebels Leentjie Oosthuizen from South Africa who defeated CSU's Dasha Zhurin 6-2, 6-3. Teammates Pauline Janus, the number one singles player and Gyorgui Zsiros playing in the number two position also picked up wins for UNLV. In the second early morning match, it was No. 55 New Mexico defeating Air Force 4-1. The Air Force Falcons played extremely well in doubles play, surprising the ranked Lobos with the 1-0 advantage after winning at the number one and two doubles positions. New Mexico came back strong in singles play picking up wins at the number two, three, five and six positions for the final 4-1 win. The Lobos Rachel Hattley picked up her team's first point with a straight sets 6-2, 6-1 win over Air Force's Gina Black at the number five singles positions. Teammates Michelle Heidbrink, Courtney Choate and Sandy Lukowski came through in singles action to clinch New Mexico's victory. The Rebels and Lobos will play each other in one of two early matches Friday, beginning at 10 a.m., on BYU's outdoor courts. In the consolation bracket, it will be CSU taking on AF. UNLV-4, CSU-0
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