Falcons Shut Out by #52 UNLV, 7-0
    AFA drops second straight MWC match in Vegas

    Senior Christen Monreal
    Senior Christen Monreal

    April 3, 2011

    The Air Force women's tennis team lost its second consecutive Mountain West Conference match Sunday, falling 7-0 to 52nd -ranked UNLV in Las Vegas. The Rebels improved to 14-4 overall and 3-0 in the MWC while the Falcons fell to 14-6 overall and 0-2 in league play.

    UNLV swept the three doubles matches to capture the doubles point. The closest match was at the No. 1 position where the Falcon duo of junior Tahlia Smoke and sophomore Melissa Cecil were edged by Nives Pavlovic and Aleksandra Josifoska, 8-7, losing the tiebreaker 7-5.

    The Rebels then swept all six singles matches in straight sets, led by nationally-ranked Lucia Batta, who defeated senior Christen Monreal, 6-2, 6-0 at the No. 1 spot.

    The Falcons are back in action on Thursday, April 7 against BYU, beginning at 12 p.m., in Provo, Utah.

    52 UNLV 7, Air Force 0
    April 3, 2011 at Las Vegas, Nev.
    (Fertitta Tennis Complex)

    Singles
    1. #110 Lucia Batta (UNLV) def. Christen Monreal, 6-2, 6-0
    2. Aleksandra Josifoska (UNLV) def. Tahlia Smoke, 6-0, 6-0
    3. Nives Pavlovic (UNLV) def. Melissa Cecil, 6-2, 6-2
    4. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) def. Sarah Cassman, 6-2, 6-2
    5. Jana Albers (UNLV) def. Hannah Dake, 6-1, 6-3
    6. Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Megumi Voight, 6-0, 6-0

     

     

    Doubles
    1. Pavlovic / Josifoska (UNLV) def. Cecil / Smoke, 8-7 (5)
    2. Batta / Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Monreal / Anastasia Hueffner, 8-0
    3. Albers / Hidvegi (UNLV) def. Cassman / Dake, 8-2
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