A state hearing officer has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former women’s soccer coach at the University of Nevada at Reno who said the institution had fired her in retaliation for her allegations that it mistreated her players.

The former coach, Terri Patraw, sued the university in November, alleging that its officials had violated National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations and Title IX requirements, and had discriminated against members of the women’s soccer team. After complaining of the alleged mistreatment, Ms. Patraw, who had been with the university since early 2004, said she was fired in late August without a reason.

Last Thursday a hearing officer of the Nevada State Personnel Commission issued a 57-page decision dismissing the case. Ms. Patraw, the opinion states, “failed to show by substantial, reliable, and probative evidence” that she had been fired because she disclosed improper actions by the university. —Libby Sander