April 6, 2001

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - The injury-plagued 36th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team lost its second consecutive match, 4-2, to unranked New Mexico on the campus of the U.S. Air Force Academy Friday.

The Rebels fell to 11-8 overall and 2-2 in the Mountain West Conference while the Lobos improved to 13-4 and 3-0.

With only five players making the trip, the depleted Rebels began the day by defaulting the third doubles match and No. 6 singles match. UNM then won both remaining doubles matches to earn one team point.

In singles, UNLV got wins at the top two positions when 56th-ranked Nenad Zivkovic rallied to defeat Takeshi Itoh, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, and Thomas Schneiter swept Bart Scott 6-2, 7-5. UNM, however, got victories at the Nos. 3 and 4 spots to clinch the match and the fifth court did not finish.

The Rebels close out their regular season with a conference match-up vs. host Air Force Saturday.

UNLV MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
NEW MEXICO 4, UNLV 2
At USAFA Tennis Courts, Colorado Springs, CO

SINGLES--
1.  Nenad Zivkovic (UNLV) def. Takeshi Itoh (UNM)  1-6, 6-4, 6-42.  Thomas Schneiter (UNLV) def. Bart Scott (UNM)    6-2, 7-53.  Diego Garza (UNM) def. Gregor Skorin (UNLV)     7-6, 6-44.  Andrew Irving (UNM) def. Artin Tafazoli (UNLV) 6-4, 7-65.  Leslie Eisinga (UNLV) vs. John Kowalski (UNM)  Did Not Finish6.  UNM WINS BY DEFAULT                         Default

DOUBLES--
1.  Itoh/Scott (UNM) def. Skorin/Schneiter (UNLV)     8-42.  Irving/Salazar (UNM) def. Tafazoli/Eisinga (UNLV) 8-43.  UNM WINS BY DEFAULT                           Default