March 9, 2002

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The 59th-ranked UNLV men's team lost its second straight match when it was upset by unranked DePaul, 4-1, in Saturday's third round of the annual HEB Tennis Classic.

The Rebels fell to 4-4 overall and just 1-3 away from home this spring.

The Blue Demons began the day by winning a close doubles point. After UNLV's Romain Tug and Thomas Michaud won 8-3 at No. 3, DePaul won 8-6 at No. 1 and took the team point with a 9-8 tiebreaker victory at No. 2.

In singles play, Rebel Andreas Maurer tied things up by quickly winning 6-1, 6-2 at the sixth position. However, DePaul earned straight-set wins at No. 3, No. 4 and on court five to clinch the match. The remaining two singles matches were then halted.

Playing in the consolation bracket, UNLV will close out the three-day tournament by facing the loser of the Colorado/Boise State match on Sunday.

MEN'S TENNIS RESULTS

HEB TENNIS CLASSIC - ROUND THREE

DEPAUL 4, (#59) UNLV 1

At HEB Tennis Center, Corpus Christi, Texas

SINGLES-(DEPAUL EARNS THREE TEAM POINTS)1. Did Not Finish2. Andy Michael (D) def. Thomas Michaud (UNLV)             7-5, 6-43. Robert Kurek (D) def. Romain Tug (UNLV)             6-2, 6-24. Did Not Finish5. Robert Kotroczo (D) def. Leslie Eisinga (UNLV)      6-3, 6-36. Andreas Maurer (UNLV) def. Sam Davidson (D)         6-1, 6-2

DOUBLES-(DEPAUL EARNS ONE TEAM POINT)1. Michael/Kurek (D) def. Aviram Salomon/Eisinga (UNLV)         8-62. Dan Bennett/Jevgenji Cariov (D) def. Thomas Schneiter/Maurer (UNLV)  9-8 (5)3. Tug/Michaud (UNLV) def. Kotroczo/Davidson (D)            8-3