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Women's Tennis Falls To No. 34 UNLV
March 05, 2007 | Women's Tennis
March 5, 2007
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - After dropping a 5-2 decision to Furman, the Eagles looked to get back on the winning track, but fell to the Lady Rebels of UNLV, 6-1 yesterday afternoon. The loss is the Eagles' fourth in a row and drops their overall record to 3-5. With the win, UNLV improves to 10-2.
UNLV started the day by taking two of three doubles matches for one team point. The duo of Dimitrova/Tempelfelde def. Lauren Cash and Brittany Delaney 8-4, while No. 56 Razina/Smith def. Gia Nafarrete and Lana Krasnopolsky 8-6. BC's number one tandem upset unbeaten No. 26 ranked Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva 8-1.
In singles play, Dasha Cherkasov fell at the No. 2 spot to 85th-ranked Kristina Nedeltcheva, 6-1, 6-1, improving Nedeltcheva's record to 10-1 in dual match play. Also falling in straight sets was Brittany Delaney who lost to Linda Tempelfelde at No. 5, 6-1, 6-3, and Sarah Svoboda, who fell to Alisa Razina at No. 6, 6-1, 6-4.
UNLV got its final two points in comeback fashion. Elena Gantcheva rallied for a 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 victory over Lana Krasnopolsky at the No.1 position, while Alina Sullivan would take the first set over Nikol Dimitrova 6-1, but dropped the final two sets 6-1, 6-2, giving the Lady Rebels five of six singles wins.
BC is back in action on Monday, March 5 when they take on the University of San Diego at 10:00 a.m. PT.
#34 UNLV 6, BOSTON COLLEGE 1 At Darling Tennis Center, Las Vegas
DOUBLES: 1. Cherkasov/Sullivan (BC) def. #26 Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva (UNLV) 8-1 2. Dimitrova/Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Cash/Delaney (BC) 8-4 3. #56 Razina/Smith (UNLV) def. Gia Nafarrete/Krasnopolsky (BC) 8-6SINGLES: 1. Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) def. Lana Krasnopolsky (BC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2 2. #85 Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Dasha Cherkasova (BC) 6-1, 6-1 3. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) def. Alina Sullivan (BC) 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 4. Lauren Cash (BC) def. Claire Smith (UNLV) 6-1, 6-3 5. Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Brittany Delaney (BC) 6-1, 6-3 6. Alisa Razina (UNLV) def. Sara Svoboda (BC) 6-1, 6-4
