TULSA, Okla. - Fourth-seeded UNLV won only one of four completed singles matches and was eliminated from the WAC Men's Tennis Championship, 4-1, by fifth-seed TCU at the Tulsa Southern Tennis Courts Thursday.

The Rebels, 11-10 overall and 4-4 in the WAC, also lost to the Horned Frogs (11-9, 5-1) in last year's league finals.

TCU opened the day by winning both completed doubles matches for one team point. The Frogs then took three straight-set wins to clinch the match. Only freshman Nenad Zivkovic, who defeated Matthew Walsh 6-2, 6-4, scored a point for UNLV. Two other matches, which were in the third set, were cancelled.

The loss marked UNLV's earliest exit from a conference tournament during Head Coach Larry Easley's seven years leading the Rebels.

UNLV now awaits the NCAA Region VII Championship, which it hosts on May 14-16 at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTSWAC CHAMPIONSHIP - QUARTERFINALSTCU 4, UNLV 1At Tulsa Southern Tennis Courts, Tulsa, Okla.April 23, 1998
SINGLES-1.  Esteban Carril (TCU) def. Asaf Tishler (UNLV)       6-4, 6-22.  Nenad Zivkovic (UNLV) def. Matthew Walsh (TCU)      6-2, 6-43.  Damu Bobb (UNLV) vs. Trace Fielding (TCU)       Cancelled4.  Martin Jirak (TCU) def. Danny Erez (UNLV)       6-3, 6-35.  Scott Eddins (TCU) def. Gregor Skorin (UNLV)        6-3, 6-46.  Brandon Fallon (UNLV) vs. Matt Bere (TCU)       Cancelled
DOUBLES-1.  Zivkovic/Skorin (UNLV) vs. Carril/Jirak (TCU)               Cancelled2.  Walsh/Fielding (TCU) def. Tishler/Erez (UNLV)               8-63.  Eddins/Sebastian Iannariello (TCU) def. Bobb/Tapernoux (UNLV)   8-5