Gibbs rights ship to advance at Red Rock; 2017 champ out

Nicole Gibbs rallied from a first-set deficit to defeat Maria Sanchez 7-5, 6-0 in the first round of the Red Rock Pro Open at Red Rock Country Club.

Sanchez took a 5-2 lead before Gibbs reeled off the last 11 games.

Gibbs next faces Grace Min, who eliminated Sesil Karatantcheva, last year’s Red Rock champion, 7-6 (4), 6-4.

2010 Las Vegas Open champion Varvara Lepchenko was ousted Tuesday by Kurumi Nara 3-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Las Vegan Asia Muhammad was eliminated by qualifier Hanna Chang 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

UNLV men’s soccer: The Rebels struck first but saw their season end with a 4-1 loss to No. 2 seed Texas-rio Grande Valley in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament at Seattle.

Senior Bay Kurtz gave seventh-seeded UNLV (10-10-1) the lead in the 12th minute, but Rio Grande Valley scored twice before haltime and cruised to the win.

NBA: Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was fined $25,000 for using derogatory and offensive language during a postgame interview.

NASCAR: Reigning Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. and his crew chief will move to Joe Gibbs Racing next season after their Furniture Row Racing team folds in two weeks.

Radio host convicted: Craig Carton, 49, the former co-host of a sports radio show with EXNFL quarterback Boomer Esiason, was convicted of fraud in New York for swindling investors in a ticket reselling business.