March 18, 2002

LAS VEGAS - Playing in unusually cold desert conditions, the 75th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team rallied after losing the doubles point to down North Carolina State 5-2 at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Friday.

The Rebels improved to 6-5 overall and 5-0 at home this spring while the Wolfpack fell to 4-11.

NCSU took two of three doubles matches for one team point and the lead. UNLV's only winners were Romain Tug and Aviram Salomon, 8-4, at the No. 3 spot.

In singles play, UNLV's 62nd-ranked Thomas Schneiter eased by Reinaldo Valor 6-4, 6-3 at the top spot. UNLV also got straight set wins from Tug at No. 2 and Thomas Michaud at No. 4. With UNLV up 3-2, Andreas Maurer won 6-3, 6-7, 6-2 on the sixth court to clinch the team victory. Salomon then closed the match with a come-from-behind three-set win at No. 3.

UNLV will take the weekend off and then host Oklahoma State on Monday beginning at 1:30 p.m.

MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS
UNLV 5, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 2
At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas, NV
March 15, 2002
SINGLES-(UNLV EARNS FIVE TEAM POINTS)1. (62) Thomas Schneiter (UNLV) def. Reinaldo Valor (NCSU)6-4, 6-32. Romain Tug (UNLV) def. Matt Lucas (NCSU)        7-6, 6-23. Aviram Salomon (UNLV) def. Michael Carducci (NCSU)  3-6, 6-1, 6-24. Thomas Michaud (UNLV) def. Ryan Boward (NCSU)   6-4, 7-65. RJ Murray (NCSU) def. Leslie Eisinga (UNLV)     7-5, 6-46. Andreas Maurer (UNLV) def. Bryce McGrory (NCSU) 6-3, 6-7, 6-2
DOUBLES-(NCSU EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Lucas/Valor (NCSU) def. Eisinga/Michaud (UNLV)   8-22. McGrory/Murray (NCSU) def. Schneiter/Maurer (UNLV)   8-53. Salomon/Tug (UNLV) John Davis/Boward (NCSU)      8-4