Men's Tennis Tops Utah, 5-2
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
March 13, 1998
LAS VEGAS, Nev. - UNLV's top three players won their singles matches to lead the Rebels over Utah 5-2 in a WAC match-up at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Friday.
UNLV, which is 5-0 at home this season, improved to 7-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference.
The Rebels opened the match by winning the doubles point after a thrilling 9-8 victory at the decisive third position. UNLV then got wins from Asaf Tishler, Nenad Zivkovic and Danny Erez along with Gregor Skorin at the No. 5 spot to clinch the win.
The Rebels next host WAC foe San Diego State Sunday at noon.
Scoring Summary
Final Score- UNLV 5
- UTAH 2
- Fertitta Tennis Complex
- Las Vegas, NV
Singles
1. Asaf Tishler (UNLV) def. Paul McPherson (UU) 7-6, 6-3
2. Nenad Zivkovic (UNLV) def. Ben Coates (UU) 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
3. Danny Erez (UNLV) def. Phil Rodrigue (UU) 7-5, 6-2
4. Alex Burton (UU) def. Damu Bobb (UNLV) 6-3, 7-6
5. Gregor Skorin (UNLV) def. Ryan Snow (UU) 6-3, 6-0
6. Adam Eke (UU) def. Brandon Fallon (UNLV) 6-3, 6-2
Doubles
1. Coates/Rodrigue (UU) def. Zivkovic/Fallon (UNLV) 8-5
2. Tishler/Erez (UNLV) def. Eke/Buxton (UU) 8-2
3. Bobb/Skorin (UNLV) def. McPherson/Snow (UU) 9-8
