(Las Vegas, Nev. - Jan. 31, 2026) – Utah Tech women's tennis was shut out at UNLV, 7-0, on Saturday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex. 

The Rebels (2-0, 0-0 Mountain West) took the doubles point with wins at second and third doubles to open the match. Utah Tech (1-5, 0-0 WAC) juniors Mariana Zurita Berdecio and Ana Gutierrez Sampere were trailing UNLV's Eszter Kis-Czako and Veronika Kliuch, 4-3, at first doubles when the set went unfinished.

UNLV carried its momentum into singles play, earning a 7-0 sweep. 

After dropping the first set, 6-4, sophomore Nutsa Tsintsadze battled back to claim the second set 6-3 at No. 4 singles. With the overall match decided, Kis-Cazko took the 10-point tiebreaker, 10-7.

The Trailblazers finish action at the Fertitta Tennis Complex tomorrow with a rematch against future conference-mate Weber State at 11 a.m. (MT).

Match Results
UNLV 7, Utah Tech 0
Jan. 31, 2026, at Fertitta Tennis Complex (Las Vegas, Nevada)

Doubles Competition
1. Eszter Kis-Czako/Veronika Kliuch (UNLV) vs. Mariana Zurita Berdecio/Ana Gutierrez Sampere (UT) 4-3, unfinished
2. Hudson Hawkins/Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) def. Maya Inouye/Nutsa Tsintsadze (UT) 6-2
3. Kaho Oyama/Sofia Sokolvak (UNLV) def. Cameron Hendrix/Nicole Kells (UT) 6-0

Singles Competition
1. Veronika Kliuch (UNLV) def. Mariana Zurita Berdecio (UT) 6-0, 6-2
2. Nikol Mircheva (UNLV) def. Ana Gutierrez Sampere (UT) 6-1, 6-3
3. Hudson Hawkins (UNLV) def. Maya Inouye (UT) 6-0, 6-4
4. Eszter Kis-Czako (UNLV) def. Nutsa Tsintsadze (UT) 6-4, 3-6, 1-0 (10-7)
5. Kaho Oyama (UNLV) def. Cameron Hendrix (UT) 6-3, 6-0
6. Adi Bitton (UNLV) def. Nicole Kells (UT) 6-4, 6-1

Match Notes:
Utah Tech (1-5, 0-0 WAC)
UNLV (2-0, 0-0 Mountain West)

Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (1,2,3,5,6,4)