March 4, 2005

LAS VEGAS - Utah State's women's tennis team fell to 4-4 Friday afternoon in a 7-0 loss to No. 30 UNLV in its first outdoor match of the season. UNLV improved to 4-1 with the win.

Utah State lost all its singles matches in two sets. Lindsey Bennion fell to No. 21 Elena Gantcheva at the No. 1 position, 6-3, 6-1. Courtney Anderson lost her first match since January as she went up against Rebel Cindy Treber and fell 6-3, 6-4 at the No. 4 spot. Anderson currently leads the team with six wins this season, and her last loss came in her opening match on Jan. 21 against Allison Rainey of the No. 8 Washington Huskies.

The Aggies will be in action again Saturday at 11 a.m. in Las Vegas where they will face off against UC Riverside, which is currently 2-7. Utah State tennis then will take a week off before heading to Hawai'i to play BYU Hawai'i, Hawai'i and Hawai'i Pacific on March 15, 16 and 17.

#30 UNLV 7, UTAH STATE 0At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
DOUBLES:1. Ortiz-Luis/Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Bennion/Stephens 8-22. Zsiros/Smith (UNLV) def. Anderson/Barker 8-23. Gantcheva/Mery Constanti (UNLV) def. Monson/Smith 8-0
SINGLES:1. #21 Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) def. Lindsey Bennion 6-3, 6-12. Gyorgyi Zsiros (UNLV) def. Jill Smith 6-0, 6-33. Anne Claire Ortiz-Luis (UNLV) def. Carolyn Stephens 6-2, 6-24. Cindy Treber (UNLV) def. Courtney Anderson  6-3, 6-45. Claire Smith (UNLV) def. Andrea Barker 6-1, 6-26. Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Lauren Monson 6-4, 6-2