Furman Women's Tennis Falls 5-2 at No. 34 UNLV

March 2, 2007

Las Vegas, Nev. - The Furman women's tennis team dropped a 5-2 decision to the UNLV Rebels at Fertitta Tennis Complex on a breezy Friday morning. The Lady Paladins fall to 1-7 overall, while UNLV improved to 8-2 on the season.

After losing the doubles point, Furman played each and every singles match tight, but came up with only two wins. Sophomore Laura Gioia defeated Elena Gantcheva 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, at flight one to earn her sixth consecutive win. Sophomore Lauren Tomory was also victorious, topping Alisa Razina, 7-5, 6-1 at number six.

The Lady Paladins will challenge Boston College tomorrow on the campus of UNLV at 1 p.m.

#34 UNLV 5, Furman 2
DOUBLES
1. #26 Gantcheva/Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Gioia/Manojlovic (FURMAN) 8-4
2. Dimitrova/Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Eckert/Osborne (FURMAN) 8-4
3. #56 Razina/Smith (UNLV) def. Tomory/Lisa Bornt-Davis (FURMAN) 8-3

SINGLES
1. Laura Gioia (FURMAN) def. Elena Gantcheva (UNLV) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
2. #85 Kristina Nedeltcheva (UNLV) def. Lauren Osborne (FURMAN) 6-1, 6-4
3. Nikol Dimitrova (UNLV) def. Bonnie Baird (FURMAN) 7-5, 7-5
4. Claire Smith (UNLV) def. Jacqueline Eckert (FURMAN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
5. Linda Tempelfelde (UNLV) def. Natasa Manojlovic (FURMAN) 7-6, 3-6, 6-1
6. Lauren Tomory (FURMAN) def. Alisa Razina (UNLV) 7-5, 6-1