Feb. 16, 2002

LAS VEGAS - The 59th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team picked up its first win of the season and moved into the championship of the school's annual spring invitational Saturday at the Fertitta Tennis Complex.

The Rebels (1-2) shut out in-state rival Nevada, Reno (1-6) and will meet Colorado in Sunday's title match, which is scheduled to begin at noon.

Making its home debut after opening on the road and enjoying a bye in Friday's first round, UNLV earned one team point by sweeping three doubles matches. In singles play, only one Rebel was pushed to a third set. Winning for the Rebels were Thomas Schneiter at No. 1, Romain Tug at No. 2, Aviram Salomon at No. 3, Thomas Michaud at No. 4, Leslie Eisinga at No. 5 and Adreas Maurer on the sixth court.

Colorado advanced by downing No. 72 New Mexico State 6-1 in the day's other semifinal. NMSU will face UNR on Sunday for third place.

In the losers' bracket Utah State downed Weber State, 4-3, and will play Idaho State, which received a bye, on Sunday for fifth place. Weber State finishes at the seventh-place team.

MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
UNLV SPRING INVITATIONAL - ROUND TWO(#59) UNLV 7, NEVADA, RENO 0At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas
SINGLES-(UNLV EARNS SIX TEAM POINTS)1. Thomas Schneiter (UNLV) def. Chad Stoloff (UNR)   6-1, 6-12. Romain Tug (UNLV) def. Rudolph Leuschner (UNR)   6-1, 6-13. Aviram Salomon (UNLV) def. Jason Yelley (UNR)    6-1, 6-34. Thomas Michaud (UNLV) def. Daniel Ericsson (UNR) 3-6, 6-3, 6-25. Leslie Eisinga (UNLV) def. McClure Wallace (UNR)    6-3, 6-26. Andrew Maurer (UNLV) def. Ivan Anderson (UNR)    6-0, 6-1
DOUBLES-(UNLV EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Schneiter/Maurer (UNLV) def. Stoloff/Yelley (UNR)    8-52. Tug/Michaud (UNLV) def. Leuschner/Ericsson (UNR) 8-53. Eisinga/Salomom (UNLV) def. Wallace/Brett Bitzer (UNR)8-5
2002 UNLV MEN'S TENNIS INVITATIONAL BRACKET
FRIDAY
Colorado 7, Weber State 0New Mexico State 5, Utah State 2
UNR 7, Idaho State 0UNLV    BYE
SATURDAY
LOSERS' BRACKETUtah State 4, Weber State 3Idaho State BYE
WINNERS' BRACKETColorado 6, NMSU 1UNLV 7, UNR 0
SUNDAYWINNERS' BRACKETNoon    UNLV vs. Colorado (Championship)Noon    UNR vs. NMSU (3rd Place)
LOSERS' BRACKET9 a.m.  Idaho State vs. Utah State (5th Place)    Weber State BYE (7th Place)
COLORADO 6, (#72) NEW MEXICO STATE 1
SINGLES-(CU EARNS FIVE TEAM POINTS)1. Maciej Dilaj (CU) def. Michael Hellwig (NMSU)    6-2, 6-02. Mirko Jovanovic (CU) def. Ben Newcombe (NMSU)    7-6, 6-33. Bucky Mink (CU) def. Ben Archer-Clowes (NMSU)    6-4, 6-7, 6-24. Justin Hunter (CU) def. Luis Avila (NMSU)        7-5, 6-7, 6-25. Bryan Knepper (CU) def. Danilo Zivanovic (NMSU)  6-4, 6-26. Dan Even (NMSU) def. Zach Hood (CU)          6-4, 6-7, 6-2
DOUBLES-(CU EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Dilaj/Mink (CU) def. Hellwig/Archer-Clowes (NMSU)    8-22. Knepper/Hunter (CU) def. Newcombe/Even (NMSU)    8-63. Jovanovic/Hood (CU) def. Avila/Zivanovic (NMSU)  9-8

IDAHO STATE RECEIVED A BYE

UTAH STATE 4, WEBER STATE 3
SINGLES-(USU EARNS THREE TEAM POINTS)1. Andy Madersbacher (USU) def. Daniel Salvato (WSU)    6-4, 4-6, 6-42. Philip Ivanov (WSU) def. Clayton Thomas (USU)    6-3, 3-6, 6-33. Jason Trask (USU) def. Vlad Bahreneu (WSU)       6-1, 6-14. Jordan Butler (USU) def. Kenny Lindley (WSU)     6-4, 6-05. Dallas Mudrow (WSU) def. Steve Peterson (USU)    6-4, 4-6, 7-66. Daniel Abeaboeru (WSU) def. Sam Harris (USU)     6-2, 3-6, 6-0
DOUBLES-(USU EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Madersbacher/Thomas (USU) def. Salvato/Lindley (WSU) 8-42. Nelson/Butler (USU) def. Mudrow/Victor Blocher (WSU) 8-53. Ivanov/Bahreneu (WSU) def. Peterson/Trask (USU)  9-8 (5)