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Spartans Season Ends Against UNLV

LAS VEGAS—The run to the championship ended on Friday as the eight-seeded San José State women’s tennis team fell to fourth-seed UNLV, 4-0, in the semifinals of the Mountain West Championship in Las Vegas.

  • The Spartans finished the championship tied for third place
  • After losing the doubles point, the singles play for SJSU was key, but UNLV was able to secure the win.
  • Cheuk Ying Shek, the MW Freshman of the Year, was ahead in her match, 7-5, 3-1, before the contest ended.
  • Rozalina Youseva was up in the second set, 5-3, looking to force a third set in her match.
  • San José State ends the 2024 season with a 15-8 overall record, the most wins since the 2021 season when SJSU won the MW Championships.
  • Four Spartans will graduate this May with their degree – Carolina Millan, Irena Muradyan, Jovana Babic and Youseva.

 

Tennis Match Results
4/26/2024 at Las Vegas, Nev. (Darling Tennis Center)

UNLV 4, San Jose State 0
 Singles competition
1. Zita Kovacs (UNLV) def. Carolina Millan (SJSU) 6-4, 6-4
2. Salsa Aher (UNLV) def. Irena Muradyan (SJSU) 6-2, 6-1
3. Cindy Hu (UNLV) vs. Cheuk Ying Shek (SJSU) 5-7, 1-3, unfinished
4. Coco Zhao (UNLV) vs. Rozalina Youseva (SJSU) 6-4, 3-5, unfinished
5. Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) vs. Jovana Babic (SJSU) 6-3, 4-2, unfinished
6. Aura Fang (UNLV) def. Olaya Iglesias (SJSU) 6-2, 6-2

 Doubles competition
1. Zita Kovacs/Hanna Vinahradava (UNLV) vs. Irena Muradyan/Cheuk Ying Shek (SJSU) 4-3, unfinished
2. Cindy Hu/Coco Zhao (UNLV) def. Rozalina Youseva/Jovana Babic (SJSU) 6-2
3. Salsa Aher/Aura Fang (UNLV) def. Carolina Millan/Olaya Iglesias (SJSU) 6-1

Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (2,1,6)

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