UNLV’s top women’s doubles team dropped its first-round match Wednesday in the main draw of the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships in Newport Beach, California.
Senior En-Pei Huang and junior Izumi Asano lost 6-2, 6-3 to Oklahoma State junior Lisa Rioux and freshman Ayumi Miyamoto, the first loss for the Rebels duo in the fall season.
Huang and Asano next move into Thursday’s consolation draw.
UNLV is trying to find enough chairs for the increased amount of media expected to cover the nationally scrutinized Mountain West volleyball tournament this week.
Six of San Jose State’s conference wins came from forfeits. The team has a bye in the Mountain West volleyball tournament starting Wednesday at Cox Pavilion.
The filing, revolving around the participation of trans women in sports, seeks emergency action before the Mountain West volleyball tournament this month in Las Vegas.
Wyoming and Boise State each forfeited volleyball matches for the second time to San Jose State in protest against the participation of transgender athletes in sports.
UNLV volleyball played San Jose State, which has dealt with controversy in recent weeks, at Cox Pavilion on Thursday and won in front of a supportive home crowd.
The San Jose State volleyball team has played under national scrutiny this season amid a lawsuit involving transgender participation in women’s sports.
UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger hopes all the local support for the school’s football team this year carries over when his season begins Monday.
Members of the UNR volleyball team participated in a “Women’s Sports are for Women Only” rally on Saturday afternoon in Reno.
UNR won’t play its volleyball match against San Jose State, as its players will be occupied with a “Women’s sports are for women only” rally.
It is a test of sorts, a way to gauge how popular UNLV football has really become locally over the last few years. How much winning matters to the masses. How much Las Vegas has taken to this team.
