Jan. 25, 2008

Las Vegas Nev. - The Pacific Tigers women's tennis team opened their 2008 dual-match season today, Friday, Jan. 25th with a 6-1 loss to former Big West Conference opponent and 43rd-ranked UNLV Rebels. The UNLV Rebels captured all three of the doubles matches 8-1, 8-6, 8-3 earning one team point.

At the number one position in singles Jolanta Twarowska (Hamburg, Germany) lost to Elena Gantcheva 6-2, 6-0. Svenja Arens (Bensberg, Germany) was defeated 6-1, 6-0 by Kristina Nedeltcheva at the number two position. Olga Gumenyuk (Kiev, Ukraine) lost to Katy Williams 6-3, 6-3. The bright spot came for the Tigers in the number four match when Kateryna Nezhura (Kiev, Ukraine) defeated Nikol Dimitrova in a tiebreak 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8). Clara Schuhmacher (Zaragoza, Spain) lost at the number five position 6-0, 6-3 and Sasha Fisher (Southampton, Bermuda) was defeated 6-0, 6-3 at the number six position.

Pacific resumes play tomorrow, January 26, as they take on Weber State at the Fertitta Tennis Complex at 10:00 am.

2008 PACIFIC TENNIS RESULTS
#43 UNLV 6, PACIFIC 1
At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
DOUBLES - (UNLV earns one team point)
1. Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Twarowska/Gumenyuk (PAC) 8-1
2. Williams/Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Arens/Fisher (PAC) 8-6
3. Marin/Dimitrova (UNLV) def. Schuhmacher/Nezhua (PAC) 8-3

SINGLES - (UNLV earns five team points)
1. #30 Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) def. Jolanta Twarowska (PAC) 6-2, 6-0
2. Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Svenja Arens (PAC) 6-1, 6-0
3. Katy Williams (UNLV) def. Olga Gumenyuk (PAC) 6-3, 6-3
4. Kateryna Nezhura (PAC) def. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8)
5. Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) def. Clara Schuhmacher (PAC) 6-0, 6-3
6. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) def. Sasha Fisher (PAC) 6-0, 6-3