March 30, 2002

LAS VEGAS - New Mexico's John Kowalski won a third-set tiebreaker to give the Lobos a 4-3 win over the 58th-ranked UNLV men's tennis team at the Fertitta Tennis Complex Saturday.

The Rebels fell to 8-8 overall and 1-1 in Mountain West Conference play while UNM improved to 11-7.

The Lobos began the day by sweeping three doubles matches for one team point.

In singles play, 68th-ranked Rebel Thomas Schneiter downed Divan Coetzee 7-5, 6-0 at the top spot while Romain Tug swept Michael Polasek, 6-1, 7-5, at No. 2. UNM got straight-set victories from Bart Scott at No. 3 and David Kowalski at No. 4 to make it 3-2 with two matches remaining. Andreas Maurer tied things for the hosts by winning 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 6 before John Kowalski outlasted Leslie Eisinga at No. 5, 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (4) to clinch the team victory.

The Rebels continue round-robin conference play by taking on No. 30 San Diego State Sunday beginning at noon. The match will mark the final regular-season home appearance for Schneiter, UNLV's only senior in 2002.

MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS

NEW MEXICO 4, (#58) UNLV 3

At Fertitta Tennis Complex, Las Vegas

SINGLES-(UNM EARNS THREE TEAM POINTS)1. (68) Thomas Schneiter (UNLV) def. Divan Coetzee (UNM)7-5, 6-02. Romain Tug (UNLV) def. Michael Polasek (UNM)        6-1, 7-53. Bart Scott (UNM) def. Aviram Salomon (UNLV)         6-4, 6-34. David Kowalski (UNM) def. Thomas Michaud (UNLV) 7-5, 6-15. John Kowalski (UNM) def. Leslie Eisinga (UNLV)  4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (4)6. Andreas Maurer (UNLV) def. Diego Garza (UNM)        6-2, 3-6, 6-2

DOUBLES-(UNM EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Scott/Polasek (UNM) def. Michaud/Eisinga (UNLV)  8-32. Salazar/Ryan Stotland (UNM) def. Schneiter/Maurer (UNLV)9-8 (4)3. Garza/D. Kowalski (UNM) def. Salomon/Tug (UNLV)  8-5