SAN DIEGO, Calif. (April 26, 2019) – The Wyoming tennis team had its season ended with a tough 4-0 loss against the UNLV Lady Rebels on Friday morning in the semifinals of the Mountain West Championship.  The Cowgirls finish up the 2019 campaign with a 14-8 overall record. 
 
In doubles against the Lady Rebels, freshmen Mihaela Kaftanova and Ida Krause opened up the day with a 6-4 victory against Izumi Asano and Anna Bogoslavets. Seniors Elisa Koonik and Tessa van Der Ploeg fell to Aiwen Zhu and En-Pei Huang, 6-4, while UNLV clinched the point with a 7-5 win by Connie Li and Samantha Li over junior Ana Royo and freshman Maria Oreshkina.  
 
Unfortunately, it was a tough outing for the Cowgirls in singles action as well. Huang won in straight sets, 6-2, 6-1, over Oreshkina. At the No. 1 position, Zhu defeated van Der Ploeg in two sets, 6-0, 6-1, while the Lady Rebels wrapped up the match with Asano beating Koonik, 6-2, 6-2.  Royo was down, 6-1, 4-2 against Bogoslavets along with Ana Fernandez, 6-2, 4-2, in her match against Jovana Kenic. Krause was up on Connie Li, 6-2, 5-3, but the matches weren't completed.
 
 
Tennis Match Results
Wyoming vs UNLV
4/26/2019 at Aztec Tennis Center
(San Diego, California)
 
UNLV 4, Wyoming 0
 
Singles competition
1. Aiwen Zhu (LV) def. Tessa van Der Ploeg (WY) 6-0, 6-1
2. Izumi Asano (LV) def. Elisa Koonik (WY) 6-2, 6-2
3. En-Pei Huang (LV) def. Maria Oreshkina (WY) 6-2, 6-1
4. Anna Bogoslavets (LV) vs. Ana Royo (WY) 6-1, 4-2, unfinished
5. Jovana Kenic (LV) vs. Ana Fernandez (WY) 6-2, 4-2, unfinished
6. Connie Li (LV) vs. Ida Krause (WY) 2-6, 3-5, unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Aiwen Zhu/En-Pei Huang (LV) def. Tessa van Der Ploeg/Elisa Koonik (WY) 6-4
2. Connie Li/Samantha Li (LV) def. Ana Royo/Maria Oreshkina (WY) 7-5
3. Ida Krause/Mihaela Kaftanova (WY) def. Izumi Asano/Anna Bogoslavets (LV) 6-4
 
Match Notes:
Wyoming 14-8 (3-2 MW)
UNLV 16-6 (4-0 MW)
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (3,1,2,4,5,6)
Semifinals Match 1 - 2019 MW Women's Tennis Championship