Malibu, Calif.—The Wildcats bounced back today sweeping  UNLV 4-0 on Sunday afternoon. Arizona came out strong right away, with
Marie Van Aelst and
Kirsten Prelle setting the tone for the match by winning 6-0 followed by another 6-0 win from
Abby Amos and
Talya Zandberg.Â
Freshman
Khim Iglupas continued that momentum taking away the first singles victory defeating Connie Li 6-1, 6-0. Soon after Zandberg secured another point for the Cats at the No. 1 spot. Freshman
Kayla Wilkins clinched the match defeating Olivia Elliott 6-1, 7-5.Â
"We bounced back well today," head coach
Ryan Stotland said. "It was good to see the energy was great from the very first point. We have been working on our starts and we did a great job improving that today. We look forward to playing at home and playing in front of the great Wildcat Nation!"Â
The Wildcats will be back in Tucson this Thursday at 2 p.m. as they take on Team Japan in an exhibition match. Be sure to follow along on Twitter @ArizonaWTennis.Â
Singles:
1. Zandberg, Talya (ARIZ) def. Izumi Asano (UNLV) 6-1, 6-3
2. Prelle, Kirsten (ARIZ) vs. En-Pei Huang (UNLV) 6-1, 4-6, 0-1, unfinished
3. Iglupas, Khim (ARIZ) def. Connie Li (UNLV) 6-1, 6-0
4. Wilkins, Kayla (ARIZ) def. Olivia Elliott (UNLV) 6-1, 7-5
5. Heynemans, Gitte (ARIZ) vs. Sam Smirth (UNLV) 6-0, 5-6, unfinished
6. Furak, Csenge (ARIZ) vs. Samantha Li (UNLV) 6-3, 3-4, unfinishedÂ
Doubles:Â
1. Heynemans, Gitte/Iglupas, Khim (ARIZ) vs. Izumi Asano/En-Pei Huang (UNLV) 1-4, unfinishedÂ
2. Van Aelst, Marie/Prelle, Kirsten (ARIZ) def. Connie Li/Samantha Li (UNLV) 6-0
3. Amos, Abby/Zandberg, Talya (ARIZ) def. Sam Smirth/Olivia Elliott (UNLV) 6-0Â
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3); Singles (3,1,4)Â
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