Two Rebels Remain In Round Of 16
10/29/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Oct. 28, 1999
LAS VEGAS - UNLV men's tennis entries Gregor Skorin and Danny Erez both won twice Thursday to advance to the fourth round of the 1999 ITA Regional Championships being held at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.
Skorin used three sets to defeat Boris Turkic of Denver, 7-6, 1-6, 6-2, and then Sean Walker of San Diego State, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
Erez, meanwhile, swept his two opponents. He first downed Mark Faig of New Mexico State, 6-3, 6-2, and then defeated Ryan Gerstner of Boise State 7-5, 6-2.
Two other Rebels still alive in the main draw Thursday split their matches. Third-seeded Vladimir Pacivevic downed Clayton Thomas of Utah State, 6-2, 6-3, but then fell to Eric Goldstein of Montana 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Robbie Parlade won his first match, 6-4, 7-6, over Tomislav Sokolic of Montana before falling to John Kowalski of New Mexico, 6-2, 6-3. Both UNLV players now head into the consolation draw.
Also, seventh-seeded Nenad Zivkovic was upset in his first match of the day, 4-6, 7-6, 6-1, by Simmo Sommer of Idaho State.
In doubles, two UNLV entries are still alive heading into Friday's third round. Parlade teamed with Eric Pelton for a win while Skorin and Pacivevic also won their second-round match.
The tournament runs through Sunday with the winners advancing to the National Indoor Collegiate Championships in February.
