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No. 23 Women's Tennis Upsets No. 15 UNLV
2/8/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
Feb. 8, 2003
FRESNO, Calif. - Behind a strong combination of singles and doubles play, No. 23 Fresno State upset 15th-ranked UNLV at the Wathen Tennis Center on Saturday afternoon.
The Bulldogs, who moved up three spots to No. 23 in this week's national rankings, jumped to a 1-0 start by sweeping the doubles. The No. 1 team of Lucia Sainz and Lucia Tallo led the way with an 8-6 victory over Agnieszka Abram and Paulina Janus. Also victorious were the teams of Chloe Carlotti and Kathrin Winterhalter at No. 2 and Kristy McRae and Vlatka Jovanovic at No. 3.
In singles, four of Fresno State's five singles victories came in straight sets. The only Bulldog to struggle was the 27th-ranked Carlotti at No. 1. The sophomore defeated Janus, ranked No. 85, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8).
Also winning in singles were Jovanovic, Tallo, Winterhalter and McRae.
Next up for Fresno State is a trip to Mobile, Ala. While there, the Bulldogs take on No. 38 Mississippi on Saturday and No. 18 South Alabama on Sunday.
No. 23 Fresno State def. No. 15 UNLV 6-1
Doubles (Fresno State wins point)
1) Tallo/Sainz (FS) def. Abram/Janus (UNLV), 8-6
2) Carlotti/Winterhalter (FS) def. Chong/Treber (UNLV), 8-1
3) McRae/Jovanovic (FS) def. Hadziosmanovic/Zsiros (UNLV), 8-2
Singles
1) [27] Chloe Carlotti (FS) def. [85] Janus (UNLV), 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (8)
2) Gyorgyi Zsiros (UNLV) def. Lucia Sainz (FS), 6-3, 6-4
3) Vlatka Jovanovic (FS) def. Tracie Chong (UNLV), 6-1, 6-3
4) Lucia Tallo (FS) def. Agnieszka Abram (UNLV), 6-0, 6-2
5) Kathrin WInterhalter (FS) def. Cindy Treber (UNLV), 6-2, 6-1
6) Kristy McRae (FS) def. Amy Hadziosmanovic (UNLV), 6-1, 6-4
Conditions: 65 degrees, clear
