March 18, 2002

LAS VEGAS - The 75th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team lost for the first time at home in six outings this spring, 4-2, to No. 71 Oklahoma State at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Monday.

The Rebels dropped to 6-6 overall and the Cowboys improved to 4-2.

UNLV began the day by splitting two doubles matches before OSU eked out a 9-8 (4) win at the second position to take the team point.

In singles play, UNLV tied it when Andreas Maurer quickly won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 6. After OSU's Fran Krepelka won a second-set tiebreaker at No. 2 for a 2-1 Cowboy lead, UNLV's 62nd-ranked Thomas Schneiter evened things again by outlasting Matt Prentice at the top spot, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, for his eighth straight win.

The visitors, however, took the next two matches in three sets to clinch the team victory. The match at No. 3 was then halted.

UNLV continues its non-conference schedule by hosting Drake on Wednesday beginning at 1:30 p.m.

MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
(#71) OKLAHOMA STATE 4, (#75) UNLV 2
At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas, NV
March 18, 2002
SINGLES-(OSU EARNS THREE TEAM POINTS)1. (62) Thomas Schneiter (UNLV) def. Matt Prentice (OSU)6-3, 0-6, 6-42. Fran Krepelka (OSU) def. Romain Tug (UNLV)      6-0, 7-63. Aviram Salomon (UNLV) vs. Jiri Jezek (OSU)      Did Not Finish4. Angel Diankov (OSU) def. Thomas Michaud (UNLV)  6-4, 4-6, 6-15. Mike McCarty (OSU) def. Leslie Eisinga (UNLV)   7-6, 4-6, 6-26. Andreas Maurer (UNLV) def. Loren Collins (OSU)  6-2, 6-3
DOUBLES-(OSU EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Prentice/Krepelka (OSU) def. Schneiter/Maurer (UNLV) 8-42. Jezek/Diankov (OSU) def. Eisinga/Michaud (UNLV)  9-8 (4)3. Salomon/Tug (UNLV) def. Collins/McCarty (OSU)    8-6