IN BRIEF

TENNIS

Roddick, Serena, Venus advance in Key Biscayne

Andy Roddick reached the fourth round of the Sony Ericsson Open by defeating Dmitry Tursunov 7-6 (9), 6-2 Sunday in Key Biscayne, Fla.

His 25th victory this year -- most on the ATP Tour -- didn't come easily. The fifth-seeded Roddick erased two set points in the tiebreaker, one with an ace and the second when Tursunov netted a forehand in a stressful 75-minute first set.

Qualifier Taylor Dent upset No. 15 Tommy Robredo 7-5, 6-3. Dent, ranked 467th, is mounting a comeback from a back injury that plagued him for three years, required two operations and left him in a body cast for months.

Dent, Roddick and the Williams sisters were the only Americans to reach the fourth round. No. 13 James Blake lost to No. 21 Tomas Berdych, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3.

Dent next plays No. 2 seed Roger Federer. Roddick's next opponent will be No. 9 Gael Monfils.

Top-ranked Serena Williams beat Peng Shuai 7-5, 6-2, and fifth-seeded Venus Williams defeated Anna-Lena Groenefeld, 7-5, 6-3.

LOCAL COLLEGES

UNLV women's golf second in Arizona event

The UNLV women's golf team took second at the Mountain View Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., shooting 9-over 297 for a three-round total of 11-over 875.

San Jose State won at 2-over 866 in the 19-team event.

Therese Koelbaek paced UNLV, tying for fifth at 1-under 215, and Kristen Schelling tied for ninth at 217. San Jose State's Erica Moston took the individual title at 7-under 209.

Also: The UNLV women's tennis team beat No. 29 San Diego State 5-2 in San Diego.

The Aztecs took the doubles point, winning two of three matches, but UNLV (12-6, 3-0 Mountain West Conference) won five of six singles matches. Kristina Nedeltcheva led the way at No. 1 singles, rallying to a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 victory over Julia Trunk.

The UNLV men's tennis team lost to No. 34 New Mexico 5-2 at Air Force Academy, Colo.

The Rebels (12-8, 1-1 Mountain West) got wins from Mehdi Bouras and Attila Toth at Nos. 2 and 5 singles, respectively.

The UNLV baseball team gave up nine runs over the seventh and eighth innings, losing to Long Beach State 13-4 in Long Beach, Calif. J.J. Sferra went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored for the Rebels (13-13).

MISCELLANEOUS

Local boxers advance in Golden Gloves

Las Vegans Jesus Magdaleno and Bradley Blankenship scored victories on Sunday in the Golden Gloves Regional Championships at the Silver Nugget Casino to advance to the national championship event in May in Salt Lake City.

Magdaleno, a two-time junior Golden Gloves champion, decisioned Oregon's Corey Hill in the 119-pound division.

Blankenship, a UNLV student, recorded a split-decision win in the 165-pound weight class over Michael Gavronski of Washington.

Another Las Vegan, Hasim Rahman, Jr., lost a decision in the 210-pound division to David Imoesiri of Washington.

Also: The Las Vegas Wranglers gave up two goals in the final four minutes, losing to the Stockton Thunder 3-1 in an ECHL game in Stockton, Calif.

Dan Riedel scored for Las Vegas (32-31-8), which ends the regular season with home games against Stockton on Friday and Saturday.

Kelly Leak used a strong kick down the stretch to win the $800,000 Sunland Park Derby by a length in Sunland Park, New Mexico.

The Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the class of 2009. Current members include Butch Harmon, Jim Colbert, Robert Gamez, Jerry Roberts and Helen Cannon.

Nominations can be made at www.LasVegasGolfHOF.com. The deadline is April 20.

Allison Falk and Camille Abily each scored, and the Los Angeles Sol blanked the Washington Freedom 2-0 in the inaugural game of the Women's Professional Soccer league